I lost once even though I was closest on price, but did not have the other criteria correct enough. It wasn't that long ago either.
It is this: Step 2) Then everyone else will guess: i) Price (paid or sold, decided by person posting the coin) ii) details/straight iii) reason for details/no reason for straight iv) alpha grade (i.e. G, VG, F, ... , AU, MS) {no numbers} Step 3) Original poster will grade as follows: *2 marks for price (i) *1 mark for each of the other categories (ii-iv) ...so max possible is 5 marks....whoever has the most marks will win that round and be award 1 point (and posting privileges) ...note: (iii) "reason for details" will be left for the original poster to determine...if it's close, they can choose to award the mark or not to award it (i.e. if the coin has "environmental damage" but someone simply says "damage")
so @Beefer518 I think @KSorbo still did win with 2 pts for price + 1 pt for alpha grade = 3 pts ...multiple people had 3 points, but the closest price is also a tie-breaker...please check and verify that I added everyone'e scores correctly
Points Table Beefer518 - 10 Points ron_c - 6 Points KSorbo - 6 Points Johndoe2000$ - 5 Points ddddd - 5 Points baseball21 - 3 Points Pickin and Grinin - 2 Points IBetASilverDollar - 1 Point charlietig - 1 Point jwitten - 1 Point Charles REid - 1 Point @KSorbo you are up...
$450 VF - Details Environmental Damage Wonderful coin, no matter the grade. My Fugio is (possibly) my most treasured coin, and your's is nicer. So much history, and to think the possibility of Franklin or any one of our Founding Fathers having held this exact coin is more then just fantasy.
Kind of funny how something 'corroded/damaged' is a nice specimen, and frankly, a beautiful example. Only in numismatics!
Yep, and it's very unlikely a huge stash of these will ever be found in the back of an old vault somewhere.... so even damaged examples will always be considered as nice coins, no doubt.
I paid $270 for the coin so ddddd was the winner based on price. Nobody even came close on the grade which was a straight graded G4. I didn’t think anyone would guess it In hand the corrosion is not that bad, and the eye appeal is great for the grade due to the circ cam contrast of the lettering and devices. Definitely a poster child for net grading, as the ones I’ve seen with totally smooth surfaces in G4 have major portions worn off. I can see how PCGS drew a balance between wear and surface preservation. I’m happy with the coin because it is the absolute best looking example I will ever find for that kind of money, and I’ve seen plenty of higher straight graded pieces that are uglier.