| Author |
Replies: 37 / Views: 3,348 |
|
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
3160 Posts |
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
Marvelous result. Will you resubmit? Do you think it would grade problem-free?
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
 United States
11894 Posts |
Thanks for all your comments. I really have no idea if it would grade straight on a resubmission. I am considering a large submission with other coins but I am unsure of the timing if at all. I think I would incur over $6K in grading and other fees so I am unsure about whether it's worth it to move forward.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
2596 Posts |
nice job cleaning the coin looks great
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
3652 Posts |
Fantastic conservation! The reverse clearly will straight grade. The ballgame is the obverse, and there are three hurdles with the obverse. First, there clearly was an old cleaning. IMHO, that is not enough to detail the coin. Second, there is the area on the shield where the verdigris was removed. That, too, does not look like it would detail the coin. Your conservation really improved the coin here. Third, there is the surface pitting that was beneath the original gunk that previously was removed. It is slightly more evident now. This is the closer question. I don't see anything on the portrait that is sufficient to detail the coin. The only area that gives me any pause is the field surrounding the third, fourth, and fifth stars. Just wondering here, with two questions that only you can answer:  Do you think you might have a better chance at a straight grade through NGC, rather than sending it back to PCGS?  Would allowing it to re-tone a bit before submitting help the cause? My original thought was that if you could conserve it, you have a walkoff home run. This is really, really close to that home run. You did well. Even if it doesn't come back with a straight grade, the eye appeal improvement definitely increased the value.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1694 Posts |
Honestly being a Seated Liberty I would think it would straight grade, They may net grade it but I would send to NGC and see what they say. It would be worth it especially if you send multiple coins in to help cover the cost. Just my thought. Sweet coin.
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
 United States
11894 Posts |
Thanks for your further thoughts. I'm not sure if it has a better chance to straight grade at NGC. I don't see any color difference that stands out in the conserved area, so I don't believe it is necessary to allow the conserved area to re-tone. For me, PCGS submission is cheaper than NGC by about 9% so I would prefer to submit to PCGS, especially given that I have a large # of coins to submit. If I decide to get them graded - still haven't decided.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com
|
| |
Replies: 37 / Views: 3,348 |
To participate in the forum you must log in or register.
- 1946-S Jefferson Nickel, DDO-004 / WDDO-002.
- All Members, Post Your Most Recent US Coin Purchases!
- Post Your Bird Coins
- Post Your Volcano And Mountain Coins
- Post Your Coins With Coats Of Arms, Shields, Crests, Crowns, Etc.
- Post Your Coins And Medals Featuring A Snake.
- Half Dollar Type Set
- Around The World With Coins - A Coin Geography Game
- 2006-P Quarter / Colorado Cud
- 1938 Jefferson Nickel: Which DDO, Tdo, Qdo?
- 1999 Lincoln Cent Off Center
- Collectors' Clearinghouse On Hiatus
- 1960 D Lincoln Memorial Cent - Clashed Dies - Adc-1c-1960-D(Sd)-17
- 1974-D Kennedy Half Dollar - DDO , RPM ?
- 1917-Ba Uruguay Peso, NGC MS-64+, Grundy Collection
- 1997 P Roosevelt Dime DDO DDR ?
- John - Ilger On Lund Penny
- 1961 Lincoln Memorial Cent Mint Error - In-Collar Uniface Strike
- 1994 D Penny Is This Normal On Lincoln Near Jaw?
- Post Your Coins Depicting Beards!
Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use
|
| Coin Community Forum |
© 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Forums |
| It took 0.25 seconds to rattle this change. |
 |
|