When NGC decides to "Detail" your coins

Well, my last submission of eight reales coins came home today. I had already seen the grading results online but the disappointment seems to have more impact when you have your box in hand. Slightly less than half got full grades -- my worst submission so far. These were mostly coins from Spanish auctions where I must rely on the pictures and catalog descriptions. I've learned to steer clear of "Rayitas" (scratches) and "Algo limpiar" (cleaned) so none of my detailed coins were described as such. Most were "Surface Hairline" but I also got a details comment that I had not seen before, "Spot Removals". Please understand, I am not knocking Spanish auction houses in general because I've used them before and had much better results. I must accept that some of the coins in this batch were borderline in quality.

On the positive side, I've been trying to fill my 1781 Mexico 8R slot with a full grade coin and on the fourth try (three raw and one crossover), I finally got a raw coin back from this submission with a nice grade. I've taken a stab at presenting it like some of the impressive photos that others have posted.

~Jack

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