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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Thank you for the grades. I was thinking low VF as well. I think I'm going to send this off to PCGS so I'll let you know what their grade when I have it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'd slab it too. My only (slight) concern is the lightness of the obverse fields might be considered an old cleaning.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
763 Posts |
I'm also worried about a possible old cleaning, BadThad; however, I got a great deal on it so a PCGS VF Details slab would be fine with me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
763 Posts |
I just wanted to give an update on this coin. I finally got around to submitting it into PCGS and I got the grade today - VF30! Needless to say, I'm very happy with that grade.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
10743 Posts |
Great grade at VF-30, did they mention anything about an old cleaning?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19951 Posts |
They wouldn't - if it graded, then it graded. If you look at the first picture set, you can see the originality. The other shots have light that's cutting through the patina.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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CONGRATULATIONS! I know I'd be pretty stoked to have this happen. Hope you get some pics up when it comes back in! Just out of curiosity, do you see it as VF30? I'm still working hard on to learning grade wheats and I admit, I'm struggling to see this as a 30. Is this an example of a TPG bumping a key date to make themselves look good? Honest curiosity here. |
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 United States
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I'm at VF25+
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Pillar of the Community
United States
763 Posts |
rking007, To be honest, I'm not that great of a Lincoln Cent grader. I thought it was a strong VF coin, but I didn't assign a number grade to it. I don't think it quite makes the VF30 criteria of the ANA Grading Standards, but it does have nice eye appeal. I really think the TPG's are terribly inconsistent when it come to grading circulated Lincolns. I just looked at VF30 1914-D's on ebay and some look a lot better than mine and some worse. I believe this inconsistency is one of the reasons I have such a hard time grading Lincolns. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Wow. It's a nice coin, but when I started collecting back in 1973, this would have been no better than a Fine. GradeFlation is definitely a reality. Look at the wear on the tip of the left wheat - no way that got a VF back in the 70's. I tell ya, the ones in my collection I am conservatively grading as F15, in 20 years the TPG's will be calling them EF45! |
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Valued Member
United States
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I would put this at VF-25. What a great coin you have there!!  |
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Valued Member
United States
308 Posts |
Whoops, sorry, just noticed you got the results already. Even better!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Amazing key date! |
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Moderator
United States
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Lovely ... congrats on the VF30 grade.
David
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