Pit Your Grading Skills Against PCGS (Grades Posted)

I have seen quite a few fake Trade dollars and I have to say I believe it to be genuine as well

A quick comment on the 1916-D dime. I think I saw one just like it in a PCGS slab on ebay the other day. I will try to find it. I think the coin, if certified, will only make AG-3. PCGS is pretty strict on these, and there is just a touch too much wear into the letters on this coin, imo. I've been looking at these a lot lately, and think that it falls a touch short of G-4.

Thundercoin, I hope you're right about it making the grade. That example looks pretty bad. I'm trying to be optimistic about this one.

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Here is a 1916-D that is certified by PCGS.

Look at the pretty evident obverse damage to the left of the eye on the front. I think that if this coin can make a slab, so will the one on our forum.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1916-D-Mercury-...cmdZViewItem

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Ooooh. Right between the eyes. That had to hurt.

Well, here's our little latecomer, an 1855 Large Cent belonging to Tykimeister. I note that the dropped last 5 is fairly common with these, but this one looks more pronounced for some reason.





AU55BN. Fair, I think.

The only coin I feel comfortable trying to grade is trdhrdr007's 1864 2Cent
The Obv
The arrows are flat and the tips are blended into the shafts.
The leaf on the Center Left has worn away the Central ridge This always happens on the left before the right because of the relief of the coin. The We is complete but weak. The Horizontal lines on the shield have lost some of their definition on the right hand side.
The Rev
There would appear to be a small amount of rub on the leaves of the wheat stalks on the top and again around the middle of the coin. There are a couple of small scratches in the field. The D is complete so its an earlier Die state and as such the ribbon should be better defined.
Having torn the coin apart I have to say its a very nice example and I wish it were part of my collection.
My Gut says in the AU range but only just. If PCGS note the weakness in the Obv due partly to the slightly off center strike then I say AU53 if they do not attribute the weakness to the off center strike and call it wear then it will come back EF45
I sound convincing don't I. If only I knew what I was talking about.:-)

I must have been crazy to let that one go.. At least I am consistent on my grades. I honestly don't remember trading it. It will depend on who grades it as the whether the weaknesses are attributed to strike. It is obvious to me that the coin is slightly off center on the Obv and this will affect the strike quality Also the wear pattern does not indicate anything other than weakness. I will keep my fingers crossed for AU53

I wanted to post a couple grades for a couple of the series or coins that I was a little bit more comfortable with.

Tights' 1928 Peace Dollar- XF-40. This is always a tough one because these things are so weakly struck, it is hard to distinguish wear from strike.

Jim's 1914-D Lincoln Cent- VG-10. I thought the reverse was a bit stronger than the obverse. I think that there is enough detail in the hair, and ear to warrant this grade, but not quite enough for fine.

1846 SL dime- Looks like VG-8 to me if it slabs. I am concerned with the mark on this coin at 11 o'clock on the obverse? It looks like a pretty big gouge on the picture.

Jaobler's 1837 SL 1/2 dime- Nice coin. I am not a good judge on darker/toned coins in general, but I feel that this is a solid AU-58. Tough to tell, but I think there could be a trace of wear showing on the highest points. If there isn't any wear, I see it going MS-62.