[CLOSED] Name that grade 2

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  1. Noah Finney

    Noah Finney Well-Known Member

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  3. steve.e

    steve.e Cherry picker

    Yes feel comfortable purchasing at 66
     
  4. mpcusa

    mpcusa "Official C.T. TROLL SWEEPER"

    Happy Labor Day money graders !

    This note was actually a tough call and one of the reasons i chose it, its
    actually what i call a "Tweener" what is a tweener? it,s a note that is to
    Good for one grade but no good enough to make to the next level, i will give
    examples here in a few minutes to further explain my decision on the grade.
     
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  5. mpcusa

    mpcusa "Official C.T. TROLL SWEEPER"

    So with out further a do let me send congrats to Steve e, Ace and Noah for
    There 66 guess which in my opinion would be correct however it,s actually
    Better then 75% of the 66,s i see but because the centering on both the front
    And back are not more even and uniform it cant make it to 67 and above status
    I will post what a 67 should like so you can see the difference.
     
  6. mpcusa

    mpcusa "Official C.T. TROLL SWEEPER"

    So here,s a 67 example front and back.


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  7. mpcusa

    mpcusa "Official C.T. TROLL SWEEPER"

    As you can see on a 67 front and back are more uniform, the amount of the centering doesnt matter as much as long as it is of equal amounts.
     
  8. mpcusa

    mpcusa "Official C.T. TROLL SWEEPER"

    Analyzing the note:

    Our mickey example is a decent note, but it does lie in that dead zone in between
    Grades, remember there are some notes that have a great front and a good back
    But these scenarios are usually averaged in, so if you got a 68 front and a 66 back
    you will usually get a 67 grade but not always, it,s open to what the specific grader
    thinks is his best opinion.
     
  9. mpcusa

    mpcusa "Official C.T. TROLL SWEEPER"

    Final thoughts:

    This is a good note for this analogy "never judge a book by its cover" in other words
    Take in to consideration "EVERYTHING" for example if your looking only at centering
    and not considering things such as corner bumps (though we are not looking at those in this exercise) those to are considered in the grading process and will significantly impact the grade.
     
  10. mpcusa

    mpcusa "Official C.T. TROLL SWEEPER"

    Current standings:

    Steve e..................1.0
    Ace........................1.0
    Noah Finney........... 1.0
    Brandon Spiegele.....1.0
     
  11. mpcusa

    mpcusa "Official C.T. TROLL SWEEPER"

    Moving on to the next selection this also from the Mickey Mouse Club Series 2007 $10
    Cinderella, this note will again focus on centering but in the next few we will be
    Moving on to more problematic notes so be for warned...LOL
     
  12. mpcusa

    mpcusa "Official C.T. TROLL SWEEPER"

  13. mpcusa

    mpcusa "Official C.T. TROLL SWEEPER"

    The grading scale for this week:

    63
    64
    65
    66
    67
     
  14. mpcusa

    mpcusa "Official C.T. TROLL SWEEPER"

    As always good luck !

    and tell your friends everybody is welcome :)

    See you next week.
     
  15. steve.e

    steve.e Cherry picker

    I think I like this note at 66 to. Again very nice!!! Fingers crossed. This note is not as well centered as the above note.
     
    Last edited: Sep 4, 2017
  16. ace71499

    ace71499 Young Numismatic

    I'm going to go with 67
     
  17. Noah Finney

    Noah Finney Well-Known Member

    big ole 67
     
  18. brandon spiegel

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  19. Youngcoin

    Youngcoin Everything Collector

    Slap on the 67 because it looks pretty.
     
  20. mpcusa

    mpcusa "Official C.T. TROLL SWEEPER"

    Good evening money graders !! and welcome to another round :) we had some pretty high estimates on this one, based off of the 67 i posted earlier in last weeks
    Note this one just does not compare as both left front and right rear are off
    Substantially, top to bottom are not perfect either, it,s all about proportions
    a note can have very little margin but as long as it,s centered and even your ok
    So what is the probable grade ? in my opinion there are actually two possible
    Grades for this note 65 or 64 it approaches 66 status however because all sides
    are not well structured that grade would be a tough ask ! i dont like a 65 here
    and even though it is higher then a 64, 65 margins are allot worse, so it is something to consider, so with that said we have no winner this week :(

    So with that said i would give this a grade of 64 but i would not consider 65
    Only a 66 but again i dont think it has enough to get there.
     
  21. mpcusa

    mpcusa "Official C.T. TROLL SWEEPER"

    Here is a 64 from PCGS for comparison


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