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General => Banknote Grading Standards and TPG => Topic started by: Mortgage Guy on June 15, 2010, 09:36:14 am

Title: BC-40bA 1954 *U/T $10 Replacement
Post by: Mortgage Guy on June 15, 2010, 09:36:14 am: Can you spot the difference?

Lot 394
http://auctions.tcnccoins.com/July-2010-Summer-Auction_as17107_p4?ps=100

http://wiki.cdnpapermoney.com/index.php?title=BC-40bA_1954_%2410_%2AU/T_Replacement_Notes

MG
Title: Re: BC-40bA 1954 *U/T $10 Replacement
Post by: BWJM on June 15, 2010, 09:53:09 am: Wow. Previously graded as BCS EF-40, now graded as PCGS AU-58.

{http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/2875/bcsac781.gif:http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/2875/bcsac781.th.gif}

(http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/9885/1710703941lg.th.jpg) (http://img534.imageshack.us/i/1710703941lg.jpg/)

Link to BCS data: Click here (http://www.banknotecertification.com/bcspopcheck.php?search_text=AC781).
Title: Re: BC-40bA 1954 *U/T $10 Replacement
Post by: mmars on June 20, 2010, 07:04:19 pm: I had the chance to buy a note of this prefix in AU condition a couple of years ago. Too bad I passed on it or I could have sent it to Florida and had it returned as an Unc-63!
Title: Re: BC-40bA 1954 *U/T $10 Replacement
Post by: laub25 on June 20, 2010, 07:08:45 pm: .
Title: Re: BC-40bA 1954 *U/T $10 Replacement
Post by: Mortgage Guy on June 20, 2010, 07:11:58 pm: Well if someone has a true Unc+ *U/T feel free to PM me. ;)

MG
Title: Re: BC-40bA 1954 *U/T $10 Replacement
Post by: friedsquid on June 20, 2010, 08:13:17 pm: Quote from: Mortgage Guy on June 20, 2010, 07:11:58 pm
Well if someone has a true Unc+ *U/T feel free to PM me. ;)

MG

What would be the point to PM you , if it's not for sale :)
Title: Re: BC-40bA 1954 *U/T $10 Replacement
Post by: gonkman on June 21, 2010, 11:57:40 am: Quote from: laub25 on June 20, 2010, 07:08:45 pm
BCS are know very conservative.

Yup BCS is Conservative.. If by Conservative you mean they Grade by Charlton Standards. :)

I like the fact I personally can "trust" a grade given by BCS on what I have sent in and seen from them.

For example. Item 180520752559 you know where.

I am not saying this seller did some "Arts and Crafts" to the notes prior to sending in for grading but..

At least BCS has the Guts to write "Trimmed" right on the holder so you know it was trimmed.

Otherwise you would probably never know these notes were trimmed from an Auction Photo.

Jumping an entire grade on a High Value note is a lot of money.

Hence the saying round here... Grade the Note... Not the Holder. :)
Title: Re: BC-40bA 1954 *U/T $10 Replacement
Post by: mmars on June 21, 2010, 03:04:32 pm: Quote from: laub25 on June 20, 2010, 07:08:45 pm
BCS are know very conservative.

I disagree. I find their grading to be accurate, though not entirely precise. They are mostly within a half grade on either side of what I consider correct, and I think my grading is in line with Charlton standards, though not by design. BCS also professes to use Charlton grading as its standard, so to say "BCS is conservative" is akin to saying that the accepted grading standards for paper money in Canada are conservative.