What Would You Grade This 1924 St. Gaudens? - Page 2

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ageka Pillar of the Community Belgium 2078 Posts	Posted 08/08/2006 05:52 am quote: Originally posted by pattiewhack ok funs over... I wanted to see what this coin would receive from half-decent graders... this St. Gaudens graded SGS (of course) MS-68 Above MS65 we should not talk about friction, rub and bagmarks but about how even and deep the strike is and how good the die was when it struck the planchet Above MS67 I think it is time to get the stereomicroscope out Report this Post to the Staff
Morgan Fred Rest in Peace United States 2684 Posts	Posted 08/08/2006 11:21 pm I have only two coins above MS-67, both ASEs: a 2003 PCGS MS-68 and a 2004 PCGS MS-69. I would need a scanning electron microscope to determine the differences between them, if any. It'd be nice if I had an ASE in PCGS MS-70, but I'm not gonna knock myself out looking for one. Besides, I'm not a believer in "perfection": dig deep enough with enough power and there'll be an imperfection. Fred Report this Post to the Staff
ageka Pillar of the Community Belgium 2078 Posts	Posted 08/13/2006 10:31 am I have never even seen a slabbed coin cause they are not popular in Europe But the coins we photograded FDC (no blemish visible should equal at least MS 65 )all bought raw on some ebay in europe Most came back from NGC MS 66 some MS 65 one MS 67 None came back in a bodybag (My friend is the slabbing type [:p] ) So my conclusion is that without extensive references to appreciate the strike and a steromicroscope it is not possible to photograde beyond MS65-66 on the pics one normally sees Report this Post to the Staff
Guido Valued Member United States 390 Posts	Posted 09/29/2006 01:29 am I really like this section of the forum! It gives me a chance to learn things and try out what I learned to see how I do. I made my guess before reading the replys and thought it would be a 63 or 64, based on the wear. Ageka pointed out some areas I didn't even know to check (I still don't know what all to check really). One area I thought brought it down was the tip of the back wing of the eagle. The feathers look more worn than other parts of the wings (except the front of the top wing that was pointed out), but I don't know if that is a high spot or not on this coin. Very beautiful coin. What does it cost to send a single coin to PCGS to grade? Report this Post to the Staff
Morgan Fred Rest in Peace United States 2684 Posts	Posted 09/29/2006 11:08 am quote: Originally posted by Guido [ What does it cost to send a single coin to PCGS to grade? At PCGS, first one must join its Collectors' Club which, depending on the membership level is $49.95, $99, or $199 or find a dealer or someone who already is a member to submit it for you. Submissions for a single coin are $50 (Express service) and up. Below this level, submissions must be a minimum of five coins. NGC is about the samed, ANACS is somewhat less. http://www.pcgs.com/grading_list.chtml Report this Post to the Staff
Guido Valued Member United States 390 Posts	Posted 09/30/2006 12:06 am Thanks for the info. Report this Post to the Staff
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