How much does a very slight rim ding knock down a grade?

1907Quarter

It's a F-12 seated coin, with a slight ding only seen on the reverse.

dragon

If it's a very, very slight ding, it may not affect the grade at all, if it is not so slight, it can lower the coin by a full grade net. It would have to be a very bad ding or bump to lower the grade more than one full grade in most cases. If the rim bump or damage is severe, the coin will often receive a 'no grade' from PCGS or NGC whereas ANACS will just 'net grade' the coin accordingly.

Dragon

Catch22

...what Dragon said.

I've found PCGS to be more forgiving of very slight damage than ANACS. Pay the extra bucks for a PCGS submission if "net" grades bother you as much as they do me. You do run the risk of it not being graded, but being on the reverse and being slight, I'd take the chance.

Spooly

PCGS to be more forgiving of very slight damage than ANACS

The older the coin the more forgiving the grading companies will be.

light rim bump:

Cents

1794...... Ok
1958......bag

1907Quarter

1837 no stars half dime. I had another look-difficult to find actually. Not a ding but what looks like(as best as I can describe) a tiny bezel cut, the length of which is approximately the width of the top part of the I in AMERICA as seen on the coin. Great natural grey toning-beautiful! Does this description help?

dragon

1907Quarter,

If it is a bezel cut into the rim, it would all depend on how deep and long the cut is. If it is so small that it is barely seen, it probably wouldn't affect the grade on a heavily circulated coin. If however it is a cut from being mounted in a bezel at one time, the coin may also have other problems underneath the toning, as many coins that were mounted in bezels were lightly polished or worse.

Dragon

1907Quarter

The bezel-like looking line is slightly less than 1mm and is barely discernable naked eye. The coin is unharmed in all other ways and has never been cleaned or polished.

dorkkarl

on grades below AU (approx), no effect, on higher grades, depends on the visibility of it. gee,it's just possible that coins that circualted down to fine condition just might have gotten a ding or 2.

K S