I think it's time to stop the breaking out.

Well, here we go again. I broke out 4 more odd slabs and sent them in with some raw coins. I'll get to why the new coats don't fit but first the results. This coin was purchased raw by me from a Stacks auction a few, make that several, years ago and sent to ANACS for grading. It's a 1806 Ireland proof farthing with frosted design items and mirrored fields. I was thinking PF-65 cameo. ANACS sent it back as PF-63. Bummer. I had it reslabed in thier new holder when they came out with it and was happy with it. I still had it in the back of my mind that this coin was better than a 63 so I broke it out and sent it in to NGC hoping for as least a PF-64. I was still hoping for the cameo to. Didn't happen. It's back as it was all along. NGC-PF-63. What a waste of money, should have just sent it to NGC the first time and been happy with it. Next up was a 1955 Ireland florin in a NNC-66 holder. It wasn't bad looking but for a spot on the fish and a bit baggy on the reverse, which NGC puts towards the front of the slab. I was thinking at least a 64 with a small shot at being a 65. I should have known better. It's now in a NGC slab as a MS-63. Next up is another Irish florin. A 1961 in a ANACS-MS-64 holder. It's a nice coin to look at with it's gold, yellow and red toning. No dings or spots but there is one sap looking dab laying on the surface of the coin at the bottom of the harp. I guess that may be why NGC gave it a grade of MS-62. A 2 point drop that seems unjust in my eyes. Last of the breakout coins is a 1961 1/2 crown of Ireland that was in a NNC hold as MS-66. When I got this coin in the mail I almost sent it back . The reverse looks like a MS-67 or 68 but the obverse has frost break on most of the high points on the harp making it look almost like a AU coin. I wasn't even going to break this one out as I knew it would come back as a AU or best a MS60 or 61. Well, I guess I got lucky as NGC sent it back as a NGC-MS-64. I know that's good but I'll always think of this coin as a AU for that frost break. Here's the part why the new coats don't fit. I don't like the new insert that NGC is using and here's why. Take the first coin, the 1806 farthing, a small coin, unless you're looking at this coin derectly under the light you get shadows. Tilting the slab dosen't help as then you get the prongs covering some of the coin. Sure you can see the front of the coin fine but a coin has more than one side. Second, take the second coin, a 1955 florin, as the coin gets bigger the shadow problem goes away a little but now the tabs are blocking me from seeing the rims. I'd much rather see the full rim than looking at all those boring ribs on the edge. Ya, sure, if you have a lettered edge it's nice but then why not just use that insert on those type of coins. Thirdly, take the forth coin, a 1961 half crown. Big coin, the prongs don't get in the way much and you can see most of the rims as the rims are thicker on a bigger coin but, OMG, the holes on the sides of the coin are so big I can see my computer screen thru them. If this insert were a bubble gum machine that hole is where you'd drop you're dime in. I'm looking at this coin right now and all the keyboard letters are so distracting I don't even notice the coin. Okay, nuff' said, (oh, that's for the comics page). I also sent in two raw coins, a 1934 Ire 3p, which I graded as a 63 due to a couple of spots on the obv. rim and it came back as a NGC-64. I'll take that. Second was a 1969 Ire. 6p from a role I got on eBay. I cherry picked what I saw as the best one and it came back a NGC-65. NGC put it in the slab rotated 45 degrees which looks pretty bad but oh well. Sorry for the whining and person_without_enough_empathy'n but that's why I write these journals. Next up, a story of a 1928 Ireland proof set from auction to thier coming back from NGC. Stay tuned, it's coming soon. Best2u.