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EAC grade meets or exceeds holder grade? Unusual?

coin22lovercoin22lover Posts: 3,542 ✭✭✭
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Is this an unheard of scenario?

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,642 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Meets happens now and then. In some of the Heritage auctions, when they include the EAC grades in the write-ups, there have been instances where the slab and EAC grades are the same. It is not common, however.

    So far the EAC grade higher than slab, I can’t recall seeing that on a straight graded piece. It might be possible on a net graded problem coin. One of the good things about EAC grades is that they give problem coins their due. This is especially true for the rare die varieties.

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  • ColonelJessupColonelJessup Posts: 6,442 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 28, 2018 4:59PM

    HA just had a large group pedigreed to Red Headed Copper that had dazzling color. The 1796 w/Pole was PC MS66+RB CAC and EAC 67, higher than I can tell from the color image supplied :/

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  • Aegis3Aegis3 Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭

    Red, uncirculated copper can frequently get higher EAC grades.

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    Ed. S.

    (EJS)
  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 12,029 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 29, 2018 7:47AM

    Depends on who assigned the EAC grade....these can and do vary widely.

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  • SeattleSlammerSeattleSlammer Posts: 10,111 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Slab grade left. EAC grade right. :wink:

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