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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 4199250, member: 101855&quot;]The question of whether or a coin will get a straight grade from a third party grader is sometimes a subject for conjecture. It is a well-known fact that a piece can get one grade in a first submission and different grades in subsequent tries. Here are some 1796 half dimes that show just how hard it is to predict what a given piece will get.</p><p><br /></p><p>This 1796 half dime has some bite marks on the obverse and reverse. I thought that that it might grade, but PCGS gave it the dreaded &quot;body bag&quot; at time before they starting giving &quot;details grades.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1077293[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1077295[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This 1796 half dime also failed to make the grade at NGC. It also came back in a &quot;body bag.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1077299[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1077300[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This piece, on the other hand, got a VF-30 despite the fact that it had been the victim of horrendous dip.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1077307[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1077308[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally there is this piece which far &quot;original&quot; when it comes to color and surfaces. PCGS gave this an EF-45.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1077309[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1077310[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone see any consistency here? I only know that the first two were only tried once. Might they have gotten a grade on a “good day?”[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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