I've just added a set "ClyO's George VI Shilling Date Set" (British George VI Shilling Basic Set, Circulation Strikes 1937-1952).

I've just acquired this Great Britain 1939 Silver Shilling Eng Rev KM-853 PCGS MS-65 (ASW = 0.091 oz.).

I've just added a set "ClyO's Monarch Shilling Type Set" (British Shilling Type Set, Circulation Strikes 1660-1966).

I've just acquired this Great Britain 1638 Shilling Anchor PCGS AU-55.

I've just acquired this Great Britain 1816 Silver Shilling KM-666 PCGS MS-66 (ASW = 0.1683 oz.).

I've just acquired this Great Britain 1936 Silver Shilling KM-833 PCGS MS-66 (ASW = 0.091 oz.).

I've just added a set "ClyO's George V Shilling Date Set" (British George V Shilling Date Set, Circulation Strikes 1911-1936).

So we all muse about the lives of our coins but quite a few have very active lives even now. This example is an Edward VI Shilling in a PCGS AU55 holder. All images are of the same coin. Note the planchet cracks.

#1 is the first time it was graded (that I know of). It ended up in a PCGS AU53. I can place when it was graded by the PCGS cert number which is hosted in the coinfacts image. That tells me it was graded at PCGS before NGC.

#2 is an auction photo by stacks bowers galleries where they sold it in a NGC AU55 holder.

#3 is when it was later graded AU55 by PCGS. This is their trueview which is really lacking and noticeably worse than their portrayal of it as a AU53. To go along side this #4 is Stacks bowers photo of the coin which is incredible considering they also took photo #2.

#5 is when I sent the coin in for reholder to try and get images sorted that weren't so lifeless. #1 may be the most accurate image but in hand it still has some life. I discovered these prior grading trips while waiting on the new trueviews to be taken.

Imagine sitting around for 470 years before being sent to TPGS 4 times in a two year period haha.

One of the coolest coins I've seen raw. This later graded PR64 CAM.

How about sharing some experiences here. These two coins came from the Mildenhall collection. The 1934 is top pop at both NGC and PCGS despite the downgrade. I sent them in for crossover and while I agree with the 1912 I often wonder what grade the 1934 would get if it were subbed raw. I'll experiment one day.