The Grade of "Dingy"???

[bsandersen-migration]

I just received the results of a recent submissin on some Roosies and one was tagged as "dingy". Does anyone have any idea what this means? It was a nicely toned coin and I thought it would star but needless to say NGC didn't agree, which they has been the case lately more times than not.

 

Thanks,

Brian

[physics-fan3.14]

dingy: –adjective, -gi·er, -gi·est.

1.

of a dark, dull, or dirty color or aspect; lacking brightness or freshness.

2.

shabby; dismal.

[Walkerfan]

I didn't even know that they used that terminology. Did it even receive a numerical grade??

[bsandersen-migration]

According to the results online it didn't receive any grade, just dingy. I thought that was odd also. I'm starting to wish PCGS would start a designation similar to NGC's "star" designation. I have sent some nice coins in only to have them returned in a normal holder with a card telling me what a "star" designated coin should look like. What do you do!

[physics-fan3.14]

There's a long way from dingy to star. Maybe recalibrate your own measures of eye appeal?

[bsandersen-migration]

Thanks, check my Roosie set, I've seen a few star quality coins

[physics-fan3.14]

Thanks, check my Roosie set, I've seen a few star quality coins

 

Oh, I know that you have an astounding set. Thats why I'm even more surprised that you would get a "dingy" coin and expect it would get a star. Of course, I don't know what this coin actually looks like - there are many cases where I think the graders at NGC need to recalibrate as well.

[Paul Kiraly 3]

He probally unburied it in the yard and sent it in...He didnt want the coin to come back as Cleaned

[bsandersen-migration]

So that's your secret Paul? Bury them in the backyard after you clean them and dig them up a year later. Then take a flat tip to it to make it a FT and boom, you have another MS67FT in your set. Good stuff!

[bsandersen-migration]

Physics fan, I didn't mean to come across standoff'ish. I believe the coin I sent in (need to see it to be for sure) had some nice obverse toning and was mottled with a little gray on the reverse but I'm still not sure why they wouldn't grade it. They grade old, used & dark Morgans (I love Morgan dollars by the way) everyday. Maybe it was because it was a modern coin. I will let you know once I talk to NGC.

 

I'm overseas right now for a couple more weeks so it will more than likely be December by the time I pass an update.

[Bugmann1974]

I don't think I have ever heard of the word "dingy" being used for submission results before.

 

I can see the slab in my head now, MS details dingy

[bsandersen-migration]

Bugmann, I had to laugh when I saw it also...what's next? Here is the line from my submission form:

 

002 1953 D 10C DINGY

 

 

I don't have a picture of the coin at the moment but I will try to eventually post one. What's next..dirty?

 

Brian

[betterdaycoming-migration]

Isn't dingy a blond female?

[bsandersen-migration]

Dukedog if that's the case maybe I should have sent a 1990 coin in instead of a 1953. At least I would want it back

[Walkerfan]

Isn't dingy a blond female?

 

Bugmann, I had to laugh when I saw it also...what's next? Here is the line from my submission form:

 

002 1953 D 10C DINGY

 

 

I don't have a picture of the coin at the moment but I will try to eventually post one. What's next..dirty?

 

Brian

 

Blond females can be dingy AND dirty.

[coinman_23885]

Bugmann, I had to laugh when I saw it also...what's next? Here is the line from my submission form:

 

002 1953 D 10C DINGY

 

 

I don't have a picture of the coin at the moment but I will try to eventually post one. What's next..dirty?

 

Brian

 

What ever happened? Did the coin make it into a slab? If no, are you going to dip it and retry or leave the coin raw?