PCGS submissions, Grading Opinions

ausproofs · February 01, 2015, 10:05:05 PM

Quote from: 'dcoin' pid='66393' dateline='1422789896'To find a 1955/56 penny in high grades is very hard, in fact only one has graded 67 at PCGS, compare that to the 1957-63 issues which are very hard to find i 67 but not as impossible as the 1955/56 penny series.

The vast majority grade 62-64 due to the polishing of the mint, handling/storing of the coins by people as well the packaging of the mint which dulled many of the coins.

I totally agree with you.... however I am at a loss as why the 1956 coin is PR64 and better / sharper 1955 is graded PR63.

serial · February 03, 2015, 02:29:40 PM

interested in thoughts on the grade on this 25 1/2

and this 25 penny please

autocoupler · February 03, 2015, 02:51:26 PM

Maybe aEF is my guess for the halfpenny. Not up with the sheldon scale, but would it be around XF40? My guess for the penny arrr....gVF?

stevo1962 · February 03, 2015, 02:53:56 PM

I'd say autocoupler is right on the money for the penny but the 1/2p might
stretch to xf45

Fordprefect · February 03, 2015, 02:57:06 PM

It's a quiet day so :-

Aussie top end gVF, if there is any lustre not showing on pic
aEF which puts it about low XF range.
Do like these little fellas still showing designers initials.

serial · February 03, 2015, 02:59:30 PM

thanks guys, what is that in pcgs world do you think?
a 1946 for you

stevo1962 · February 03, 2015, 03:03:09 PM

1946 penny is a bit trickier but I'll say XF35-40 .Cant nail that one down exactly

autocoupler · February 03, 2015, 03:10:47 PM

The 46 looks OK, planchet flaw and all, and has good hair. Somewhere around aEF to EF is my guess. Is that a dot between K and G?

serial · February 03, 2015, 03:11:05 PM

stevo1962 · February 03, 2015, 03:21:43 PM

AU53-55

autocoupler · February 03, 2015, 03:29:27 PM

If I was grading the 38 from the pic with a view to buy, gEF would pull it up. In PCGS lingo would that be AU53? The cross on the orb looks OK but some of the other detail is not sharp, maybe from worn dies. I'm certainly no expert at this, but toned coins like this one are difficult, particularly from pics.

serial · February 03, 2015, 04:04:51 PM

I got my 1st 1937 crown dot below i variant today as well
do pcgs recognise them yet?

stevo1962 · February 03, 2015, 04:08:30 PM

The 37 crown should grade MS63 IMO.Nothing majorly wrong with it ,just a few little
nicks here and there.Looks like you've had a profitable day.

serial · February 03, 2015, 04:15:26 PM

Thanks stevo
I also got an old counterfeit 1922 florin in the lot. can anyone direct me to where I find out about the old ones that have value?

robbiegal · February 03, 2015, 05:27:43 PM

I have a slabbed '37 crown with the dot but it isn't attributed as a die error