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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2822702, member: 10461"]<b>Well, the PCGS results are in, and quicker than I expected!</b></p><p><br /></p><p>TrueViews are not showing up just yet. Perhaps they'll appear sometime in the next 24 hours or so. That has often happened.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as I'm concerned, the results were ...</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">Lose </span></b><span style="color: #000000">(or maybe just a neutral outcome)</span></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Lose</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #00b359">Win</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #00b359">Win</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #00b359"><br /></span></b></p><p><br /></p></blockquote><p>[ATTACH=full]663101[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The <b>Seljuq dirham </b>got "No Service/Not Holdered". I suppose it must be an ineligible type, though I could've sworn I've seen them in PCGS holders somewhere. I hope I get a credit/refund for that one.</p><p><br /></p><p>The <b>Carolus d'or</b> got a "details" grade for "damage". I did expect VF range for the grade, but the qualifier is a disappointment. Like the Gelderland florin in the OP, it's now a "problem" coin according to PCGS. So I'm 0 for 2 on hammered gold. Apparently it's time for me to go back to school on this stuff, or PCGS is just fiercely strict on it ... or both. I might try this along with the Gelderland at NGC one time in hopes of a straight grade, and then cut my losses if both have similar outcomes there. But first I suppose I need to carefully examine both coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The <b>1759-M/JB half-escudo</b> is a big win, and I can't wait to see the TrueViews. In TPG plastic with an XF40 grade, <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/spain-1-2-escudo-km-378-1748-1759-cuid-1082499-duid-1516144" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/spain-1-2-escudo-km-378-1748-1759-cuid-1082499-duid-1516144" rel="nofollow">this is now a $500.00 coin</a>, per NGC/Krause, and the nice toning is just icing on the cake. Plus it is the key date for the type. Furthermore, I paid only $194.90 for it (plus the slab fees, now). Yay. So I suck on <i>hammered</i> gold, apparently, but I'm doing OK on the <i>milled</i> gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>The <b>1929 Lundy Puffin</b> was another win. As expressed in the OP just 24 hours ago, I was hoping for MS63 RD. It got MS6<b><u>5</u></b> RD. Yay! I knew it it was nice, but underestimated <i>how </i>nice. Again, I eagerly await the TrueViews. My wretched, quickie cellphone shots above do it no justice. <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/lundy-puffin-x-tn2-1929-cuid-33855-duid-98616" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/lundy-puffin-x-tn2-1929-cuid-33855-duid-98616" rel="nofollow">It is a $60.00 coin in MS63</a>, but I've seen people asking a good bit north of $100.00 on eBay for nice MS slabbed examples. And you see more of the half-puffins than the full 1-puffins like this. A Gem MS65 RD example is nice to have, and I think that makes this one worthy of joining the "Eclectic Box" for a while. And this was just one of several sweet coins I won in [USER=28531]@H8_modern[/USER]'s giveaway a while back, so once again, I am in his debt. Normally this might not have <i>quite</i> been worth the expense to slab, but since I got the coin for free, I figured "why not?", and now I'm glad I did. This was the first Lundy piece I've had. Always liked 'em. I wonder if [USER=41066]@stlnats[/USER] has one - he should. (Click that tag and look at his avatar picture.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for looking, and thanks again to [USER=28531]@H8_modern[/USER] for being my "Puffin Pal". <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2822702, member: 10461"][B]Well, the PCGS results are in, and quicker than I expected![/B] TrueViews are not showing up just yet. Perhaps they'll appear sometime in the next 24 hours or so. That has often happened. As far as I'm concerned, the results were ... [INDENT][B][COLOR=rgb(255, 0, 0)]Lose [/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#000000](or maybe just a neutral outcome)[/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#ff0000]Lose[/COLOR] [COLOR=#00b359]Win Win [/COLOR][/B] [/INDENT] [ATTACH=full]663101[/ATTACH] The [B]Seljuq dirham [/B]got "No Service/Not Holdered". I suppose it must be an ineligible type, though I could've sworn I've seen them in PCGS holders somewhere. I hope I get a credit/refund for that one. The [B]Carolus d'or[/B] got a "details" grade for "damage". I did expect VF range for the grade, but the qualifier is a disappointment. Like the Gelderland florin in the OP, it's now a "problem" coin according to PCGS. So I'm 0 for 2 on hammered gold. Apparently it's time for me to go back to school on this stuff, or PCGS is just fiercely strict on it ... or both. I might try this along with the Gelderland at NGC one time in hopes of a straight grade, and then cut my losses if both have similar outcomes there. But first I suppose I need to carefully examine both coins. The [B]1759-M/JB half-escudo[/B] is a big win, and I can't wait to see the TrueViews. In TPG plastic with an XF40 grade, [URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/spain-1-2-escudo-km-378-1748-1759-cuid-1082499-duid-1516144']this is now a $500.00 coin[/URL], per NGC/Krause, and the nice toning is just icing on the cake. Plus it is the key date for the type. Furthermore, I paid only $194.90 for it (plus the slab fees, now). Yay. So I suck on [I]hammered[/I] gold, apparently, but I'm doing OK on the [I]milled[/I] gold. The [B]1929 Lundy Puffin[/B] was another win. As expressed in the OP just 24 hours ago, I was hoping for MS63 RD. It got MS6[B][U]5[/U][/B] RD. Yay! I knew it it was nice, but underestimated [I]how [/I]nice. Again, I eagerly await the TrueViews. My wretched, quickie cellphone shots above do it no justice. [URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/lundy-puffin-x-tn2-1929-cuid-33855-duid-98616']It is a $60.00 coin in MS63[/URL], but I've seen people asking a good bit north of $100.00 on eBay for nice MS slabbed examples. And you see more of the half-puffins than the full 1-puffins like this. A Gem MS65 RD example is nice to have, and I think that makes this one worthy of joining the "Eclectic Box" for a while. And this was just one of several sweet coins I won in [USER=28531]@H8_modern[/USER]'s giveaway a while back, so once again, I am in his debt. Normally this might not have [I]quite[/I] been worth the expense to slab, but since I got the coin for free, I figured "why not?", and now I'm glad I did. This was the first Lundy piece I've had. Always liked 'em. I wonder if [USER=41066]@stlnats[/USER] has one - he should. (Click that tag and look at his avatar picture.) Thanks for looking, and thanks again to [USER=28531]@H8_modern[/USER] for being my "Puffin Pal". :)[/QUOTE]
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