Impatience

[markn]

crikey no wonder Mark is still waiting, Looks like you have bogged  PCGS down with all your coins :laugh2:

Ours were there before his.  *stamps foot impatiently*

[purplepennyhunter]

Tomorow will be the day. :dodgy::ireful::beg:

[wwwww]

Mine still haven't come, how about yours?

[markn]

No, we are still waiting.  I've been emailing someone there who was communicating with me for a few days but has gone quiet.  I am baffled as to how something that was originally projected to take 9 working days can be up to 31 working days.  At this rate our economy submission will be completed first.

[purplepennyhunter]

After 31 working days on a 12 business day turnaround that I now see has blown out to 21 days we have some numbers after Markn poked them again this morning.

[wwwww]

Your PCGS grades are available

Just got the e-mail, went and looked, nothing.
Wait, it was another order. Wow submitted on the 26th of Nov, just got the grades.

1   1   26620595   113012    1862-SY   1/2 Sov       Australia   AU50
2   1   26620596   143375    1863-SY   1/2 Sov       Australia   XF45
3   1   26620597   165521    1865-SY   1/2 Sov       Australia   XF45
4   1   26620598   17529    1916-M   3D       Australia   MS61
5   1   26620599   149127    1925(m & sy)   3D       Australia   MS64
6   1   26620600   16648    1933   1/2D       Australia   MS64RB
7   1   26620601   149140    1939   1/2D   KM-35    Australia   MS64BN
8   1   26620602   143725    1943-S   Florin       Australia   MS63

[Fr45h3R]

Hi Walter,

Nice grades. Well done
I really thought that 1933 1/2 was enough for red!! (if this was the one you showed me at Status ?)

-rob

[wwwww]

Hi Walter,

Nice grades. Well done
I really thought that 1933 1/2 was enough for red!! (if this was the one you showed me at Status ?)

-rob

Yep that's the one, I thought it'd make MS65, but alas no. I paid close to an MS65 price for it.

[purplepennyhunter]

So our economy submission was checked in by PCGS on 22/10/12 and back then turnaround was about 9 days. It's been 44 working days now since then and the statistics have blown out to 36 business days.  :dodgy: Maybe tomorrow we'll be lucky.

[bellyflorin]

:shok: wow you guys are still waiting ,pcgs are such  slackos ,PPH how many coins was in your submission ?, :idea: i hope pcgs didn't push you back to the end of the line because of Mark's last email to them .:icon_e_wink:

[purplepennyhunter]

We got the modern back.  40 coins in the economy and they have another since then too. *yawn*

Here's the goose/swan in the modern we got back.
1967 goose dollar

[emu666]

:shok: wow you guys are still waiting ,pcgs are such  slackos ,PPH how many coins was in your submission ?, :idea: i hope pcgs didn't push you back to the end of the line because of Mark's last email to them .:icon_e_wink:

Quite possibly

[trout]

RE: Impatience

(05-12-2012 12:59 PM)Fr45h3R Wrote:  Hi Walter,
 
Nice grades. Well done
 I really thought that 1933 1/2 was enough for red!! (if this was the one you showed me at Status ?)
 
-rob
 
Yep that's the one, I thought it'd make MS65, but alas no. I paid close to an MS65 price for it.

I am pretty certain that if Walter called this coin a MS65 his judgment would be far more reliable and accurate than some Yank the other side of the world’s judgment.
I have seen him grade coins on CCF and his insight and knowledge of Australian pre/decimal coins is outstanding IMHO far better than any PCGS grader as far as Aussie coins go.
I personally would rather buy a raw coin graded by Walter in a 2x2 than a slab graded by a less knowledgeable grader from a different country.
All you mob think I hate slobbed coins, It’s not the slabbing I hate it is the inaccurate grades given to the coins by uneducated graders that get my goat.
Let’s face the facts PCGS and NGC are basically there to grade US coins.
The grading of coins from other countries is just a bit of sideline business for them.

If you lot are serious about having your coins slabbed for authenticity/grade get it done by a grading company that has intimate knowledge of Australian coins.

I know there is not any real alterative to PCGS or NGC at the moment  , but hay aren’t we supposed to be the “Clever Country” it’s about time some of our resident experts got off the fence and start to do something about looking after numismatics in this Country instead of relying on some “Unknown entity” half the world away.

So come on you long time dealers and experts, Take up the challenge and grade Australian coins for Australians :good: and stop sitting on the fence and let some Yank company decide what OUR coins are..

This is the end of my tirade, I very much doubt that I am the only collector in Aus that feels this way though.

[Robster]

Perfectly put Trout.!!!!

[trout]

Perfectly put Trout.!!!!

Thanks Mate:friends: