I think you have a good attitude here.  It's one thing to learn to grade raw, and another to learn NGC's standards for grading and the process of learning NGC's standards often means taking some lumps......I know I've definitely had my share since I started submitting to NGC in 2010.  I don't know anything about Thai coins, but I'd say 11 straight grades vs. 8 details is a pretty good first submission, and the details grade coins can serve as great learning pieces to help hone your eye to detecting problems in the future.  I think if you keep buying coins that you think are nice and you keep honing your eye, you'll do quite well going forward.  I've definitely known of far worse first submissions!

Mohawk is correct --- attitude is GREAT.. We all start off with some lousy submissions till we learn what we are actually doing!!

I trust the incandescent light for my grading helper. If you don't have one --- get one and try it out !! You will see what a difference it makes.

Rick

Well I sent an e-mail concerning the delay of my 2-month submission this morning and before the day was over, it's finalized, imaged, and shipped! The Bide-A-Wee medal in my submission came back as cleaned but I agree with that assessment and since the medal is scarce and rarely available, I'm more than happy to live with it.

I agree with all of the previous comments.  Every  submission is a learning experience and a good attitude is absolutely necessary.

I've been submitting coins to NGC for over ten years now, and a few years back I decided to to track my submissions using a custom set (Coins I have had graded.) .  The coins are listed chronologically by their submission date and I use the "Slot Name" column to indicate my degree of satisfaction with the grade received. The value is an indicator of how well my expectations compared to the sometimes harsh reality of the grading process. If I was perfect in my predictions, then all "Slot Names" would simply be "Satisfied."

The "Slot Name" values range from:

• Extremely Disappointed - Generally reserved for "Details" grades
• Very Disappointed - I thought it was much better than it was.
• Disappointed - I was a little off.
• Mildly Disappointed - I was hoping for better.
• Satisfied - Exactly as expected
• Happy - Slightly better than expected.
• Very Happy - Much better than expected
• Extremely Happy - Genuinely surprised that it came out so well.

The grading process is a bit of a cr@pshoot, but I think I've gotten a little bit better over the years at predicting the outcome.  Good luck with your next submission.

Thanks all! Can't wait to do another submission and see how much better my grading skills become!!

It won't be long and I will jump back in the game as well. It has been a couple years since I had a membership with NGC. Since that time I have saved up around 800 nice U.S. modern coins to choose from for new submissions. This winter should be the perfect time to get back into the grading game for me and my member page sets. I still have many extra sets available on my member page which I use the funds to submit even more coins for the sets that are selling.

Happy Coin Collecting!!