3 70's

Hello all,

Well, my 13 coin submission is on it's way "home to papa". I am really pleased with the results, I can't wait till I get the package, so I looked here.

I thought both Franklin commem proofs would be PF70UC, and one was and the other was a 69UC. Not too bad I guess, 1 out of 2. All the others were pretty much as I expected, but the icing on the cake were Mint State Bald Eagle dollar and the proof Bald Eagle half. Both came back as 70's, so I can sure live with only one of my Franklin's achieving the perfect grade.

Everything else was as I expected. The only "fly in the ointment" so to speak was my Proof Constitution dollar, which only came back as PF68UC. However, this doesn't bother me as much as might be expected, as the coin was a Christmas gift from my brother. So I only have the grading fee in it, so I'm keeping it because it was from my brother.

All in all, I'm happy with the grades. But the happiness is tempered with uncertainty about my other 2 submissions. I"m really wondering how the 1883CC Morgan is going to grade. I have a feeling it's coming back as a 64, but I'm hoping for 65. Also, the 1853-O gold dollar is making me nervous. I paid the VF price for it, but secretly down deep, I"m wondering AU. I guess we'll all have to wait and see.

My photos are coming along slow but sure. As I said before, Lighting Is Key!! I have managed to get a few more pics which I will be posting in the coming weeks.

My "photo of the entry" this time is an ungraded 1921-D Morgan dollar. Would you believe I shot this with a Pentax point-&-shoot camera with a short flourescent light fixture. The result speaks for itself. I think this is a marvelous photo.

Hope you all enjoy it.