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I wanted to do an article on SGS but it's such an icky topic, I thought I'd rather do something on Walter Breen instead.
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I think I bought an SGS graded coin about 8 or 9 years ago... and wondered then how the heck they got away with the grading. Lessons learned... but not a very expensive one.
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My first SGS purchase. 76 silver Ike... Nice.  Quote:
I wanted to do an article on SGS but it's such an icky topic, I thought I'd rather do something on Walter Breen instead. Oh, snap! |
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Dave, oh trust me, the shop owner is perfectly well aware of SGS's grading standards. I snickered while typing that. I paid a reasonable price for it. BUT, it IS still in that plastic. LOL I just did not bother yesterday. Perhaps tonight after work. Though I am considering leaving it in there. Just to say, hey! I have an SGS coin. I am weird that way.
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" I have a SGS MS70 coin " you mean. |
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When you say SGS, the MS70 is implied.  |
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An absolute MS70 beauty! Nice hits in front of the nose too!
I'm about to send a bunch of Colonials to SGS.
I hope they come back MS70 :-)
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Ah yes, SGS - Still Grading Sight-un-seen
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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@cc For real ! |
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dude, thanks for the link to their site. I needed that laugh. I wonder if I resubmitted it if thry would actually grade it 67 or so where it should be. |
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Believe me SGS is last resort but I will buy them and break em out of their holders very easy to do they just snap apart. For the life of me I was searching for a coin the other day (it was a Washington quarter) I can't think of it (maybe a junior moment not senior). To make a long story short I see the coin in a SGS 70 now It doesn't look bad but I check the 2013 Red Book and they have never found a 70 grade; the highest grade for the coin was MS67. Ding Dong what does that tell you about SGS. I didn't buy the coin cause I wanted a graded slab coin but I should have bought it for laugh ..probably having a mintage of 1 SGS graded population. |
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I haven't seen a but MS70 or PR70 from SGS. That should tell you something.
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