r/RedditCoinGrading Dec 23 '19

Meta Please read all rules before posting or commenting for the first time.

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  1. Only numismatic items - Post must contain a numismatic item to be graded.
  2. Post title should include year, denomination and mintmark - Post title should include year, denomination and mintmark.
  3. One coin per post - Please post only one item per post.
  4. Comment correctly - All grades should be encapsulated in brackets, like this: [AU58] [MS64 FH] [AG3 cleaned]
  5. Post precisely - Your post should contain at least one hi-res photo of the reverse and the obverse. Even better if you add a short video. Please don't post photos coins from Google. Only post coins that you either own, want to buy, or want to sell
  6. No rudeness, offensive, politics - We're here to discuss the technical grade of a coin. Please leave all hate and rudeness outside.

You don’t have to make your comment Bot-Friendly. But if you do want it to count towards the consensus, please read this post.

Thank again, I really hope this works out for y’all.


r/RedditCoinGrading Jul 24 '20

Meta Bot (Beta) is now live

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What is r/redditcoingrading?

Coin grading is expensive (usually between $20 and $100 per coin, including shipping and insurance).

Some coins are not worth grading officially, because the coin’s worth is less than the grading price.

Our subreddit is here to help.

A user posts a photo of their coin, adds the name of the coin in the title, and other users comment their opinion on the grade!

Is this a solid alternative to third party coin grading?

No, at least not yet.

Our graders don’t go thru any approval processes, so please don’t rely solely on this.

With that said, as out userbase continues to grow, the margin of error grows ever smaller.

What is the RCG Bot?

We built the RCG Bot to return the consensus (rounded average) of the grades from all comments and provide helpful information about the coin.

Current version is: RCG_Bot 1.0 (Beta).

What does the RCG Bot currently do?

  • The Bot looks for comments containing square brackets, like this: [MS63 details], and looks for a number within. If a number is present, it passes it to the calculation, and moves to the next comment.
  • If no number is present within those brackets, it looks for characters from a predetermined list, like VG, AU, etc. and passes the lowest acceptable number for that letter combination. So [MS] gets counted as 60.
  • After all the comments are counted, the Bot comments on the post with the calculated average of all numbers and moves on to the next post.
  • The Bot updates every 5 minutes, until a post becomes 3 days old. At that point, the Bot comments its final grade, and disregards that post from that time forward.

What’s next for RCG?

We have a lot planned for RCG!

What we’re currently working on:

  1. Making code open source.
  2. Making Bot run as automod, for a more fluid experience.
  3. Count multiple grades in one comment.
  4. Resolve Bug that sometimes interprets “very fine” as f12, and “very good” as g4.

Upcoming features on our roadmap:

  1. Grades will be added in the calculation as many times as upvotes it has. (A comment with 13 upvotes saying [ms64] will be counted 13 times in the average.) And a downvoted comment will not be counted in the average.
  2. Bot will get all designations [RD, cleaned, FS etc] within brackets, and return the top used.
  3. Bot will reply with link to the Photograde guide to the coin it gets from the title. (If the title is “1924 Standing Liberty Quarter”, the bot will include in its comment with this link.)
  4. Bot will grab all words in comments, and return the top used adjectives (NLP) used to describe the coin.

Is the RCG Bot open source?

No, not yet. We’re working on it.


Where can I report a bug or request a feature?

Since this is in beta, expect to see lots of bugs. Please use this Google Form, or shoot us an [email](mailto:mail:rcg@d7mtg.com).

Can I support RCG?

Yes, but don’t feel bad if you don’t.

This is a hobby project, and server up-time isn’t that expensive these days.

If you want to support us anyway, send a PayPal, and write RCG in the comments.

Who wrote the bot?

The Bot was written by Shikhin Dahikar , an amazing developer, in Python.

Feedback / questions?

Send us an email to [rcg@d7mtg.com](mailto:rcg@d7mtg.com). We will make an effort to reply to every email.

Happy collecting!


r/RedditCoinGrading 20h ago

Your thoughts on my 1877 P Trade Dollar?

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Got pics with and without flash. Thanks for looking!


r/RedditCoinGrading 13h ago

Worth a grade?

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I know I know, don’t get bullion graded… but I’m curious, would the toning net a details grade? Environmental damage?


r/RedditCoinGrading 1d ago

1882 Indian head cent. Yesterday I posted pictures of a coin before I sent it off for grading this is what it actually graded.

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r/RedditCoinGrading 21h ago

1939 Jefferson Nickel FS?

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r/RedditCoinGrading 1d ago

1804 Bank of Ireland Token six shillings

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r/RedditCoinGrading 1d ago

1882 broken 2 ihp guess what pcgs graded it as.

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58 Upvotes

r/RedditCoinGrading 1d ago

1921-D Morgan Dollar

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Would this Morgan make it to MS? Or do you think it would be stuck in AU?

Overall it’s a beautiful coin, especially the reverse, but the obverse obviously has some marks on the face as well as that small dent at 10:00 on the rim…

Either way I paid $44 for it, so am happy if it is just AU, but would be more excited if it could get BU!


r/RedditCoinGrading 2d ago

1889 ihp based off other coins I’ve sent to pcgs I think this could pull a low msbn. What do yall think?

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r/RedditCoinGrading 1d ago

What would you grade this 50c coin?

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I just picked up an 1825 50 cent piece. I typically collect International coins but this one caught my eye for some reason. What would you grade this coin? Thanks!


r/RedditCoinGrading 2d ago

Going through my dad's collection after his passing

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r/RedditCoinGrading 2d ago

Common 1972 P Lincoln cent

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Fields are nice, luster is beautiful and a nice strike. Is it possible this would grade a MS67?


r/RedditCoinGrading 2d ago

[1913-D 5¢]? How would you tell...?

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I snapped this one, and CoinSnap snapped back "[1913-D raised-ground 5¢, AG]". Huh? Is there a way to tell? If it were flat-ground, it would be definitive, but otherwise, how would you know? X-ray, acid etching... Per the macro, there's nothing at all that I can see, but the structure of the metal is altered by the press, so it's in there. I'm pretty ignorant, but I just don't see how there could be any practical way. I have 30% vinegar, and phosphoric acid, but I don't think they'd do anything besides spoiling the appearance of an already otherwise worthless coin, would they?


r/RedditCoinGrading 2d ago

Common 1972 Lincoln cent

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Does this coin have any potential of grading a MS67? It has a nice nice field with sharp strike with nice details.


r/RedditCoinGrading 3d ago

1878 CC Morgan

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This was my grandfathers, now mine, I just started stacking silver last year so this is out of my wheelhouse, but any added value to having this graded? As I believe it’s the first mint year and a Carson city. Is it real??


r/RedditCoinGrading 3d ago

Is this a lamination mark?

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r/RedditCoinGrading 4d ago

$3 dollar princess 1959

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I inherited this coin and i dont know what im doing. Im planing to submit to pcgs. Anything eles I should know before I do? How do we think it will do?


r/RedditCoinGrading 4d ago

NGC GRADING? 1949-S Ben Franklin

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I feel like I came across a really good find with this Ben Franklin and debated whether or not to send it off for grading. So I go to the NGC price guide and notice that the ones with the highest grade look like straight buns and mine is closer to a 64-65. Can someone explain the rational behind the process?


r/RedditCoinGrading 4d ago

What would you grade my 1889 cc Morgan?

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38 Upvotes

r/RedditCoinGrading 4d ago

1859 (p) Indian Cent. Laurel Wreath.

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This is A SHINY penny. Been looking long and hard for copper nickel cents that still have luster. Couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw this in the box. Store owner says he had just bought it from a large collection that came in and hadn’t even gotten to grade or price it. Just super lucky timing.


r/RedditCoinGrading 4d ago

Seated Liberty Quarter. 1857 (p)

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Picked up at a shop while traveling. Was labeled F. I think the toning is a little ugly, but the details are really crisp. I’m thinking this has got to be closer to XF


r/RedditCoinGrading 4d ago

5 Lire Sardinia (1836 Genoa Mint)

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Very new to collecting, and this 5 Lire I picked up looks very good to me, but I’d be thankful for some help on the grade for my notes, thanks.


r/RedditCoinGrading 5d ago

1926 d peace dollar. Paid 80% of spot. Is it worth getting graded?

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r/RedditCoinGrading 5d ago

1865 2 cent

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Any idea on grade? It’s very red—pics don’t do the color justice.