1908-S Indian Head Cent Vs. NGC, Grade Added - Page 2

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paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 09/27/2015 3:55 pm NGC had an optimistic VF-35 grade. You confirmed what I had figured: coin is overgraded. I bid very low because of this ($89) and won the coin anyway, much to my amazement. My "eyeball grade" was VF25-30 despite the slab! :) Maybe I am learning from CCF. All in all I think that's a solid win for the price I paid. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 09/27/2015 4:03 pm Wow, nice pickup Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/27/2015 4:04 pm It has a full, sharp "Liberty". I think the 35 grade was corect. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 09/27/2015 4:09 pm I felt the strike too weak to be a solid VF35. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 09/27/2015 4:22 pm Nice holder, a bit of a TPG bump Report this Post to the Staff
732amran Valued Member United States 297 Posts	Posted 09/27/2015 7:06 pm Does great eye appeal bump the grade ? Be glad I'm not working for the grading sevice--he he. I'm still thinking F15 though--(smile) Report this Post to the Staff
Neo13x Pillar of the Community United States 604 Posts	Posted 09/28/2015 08:32 am Quote: My "eyeball grade" was VF25-30 despite the slab! I to feel it is over graded but I guess that's why I'm not called an expert. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 09/28/2015 11:52 am IHC's and FEC's tend to be all over the place from the "big 3" TPG's, as Snow noted. A raw coin in "strict" AU53 might come back anywhere from XF45 to AU58. If I had submitted this coin myself, it might have pulled a VF30. Big Dealer X submits it, now it's a VF35. Repeat with other TPG's and probably get anywhere from a 25 to a 35. I think 30 is a good average. When bidding on coins such as this, I usually set a max bid at least 1 grade lower than the slab grade, for precisely that reason, a sort of "overgrade insurance". Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
srs77 Pillar of the Community United States 3286 Posts	Posted 09/28/2015 3:00 pm I said to myself VF30 before I got to the final grade. Nice pickup! Nice Coin! Report this Post to the Staff
dsfreeworld Pillar of the Community United States 4337 Posts	Posted 10/02/2015 9:07 pm I also just guessed VF30 before I looked. Really nice addition to the collection. Report this Post to the Staff
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