This is the strangest slabbed coin I've ever seen

goyankeez · September 25, 2002 4:12AM

Foldover

I have never seen one of these.

I didn't know grading companies slabbed these coins. And how did they get a grade out of it?

And for $200 ?

Russ · September 25, 2002 4:15AM

<< <i>HAS GREAT EYE APPEAL >>

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Russ, NCNE

Placid · September 25, 2002 4:16AM

Why is it a ms63?

mbbiker · September 25, 2002 4:16AM

I see MS-63 detail on the rim

or it could mean MS - multi struck 63 times

nwcs · September 25, 2002 4:17AM

YIKES! I wonder how this legally escaped the mint?!?!?

Dog97 · September 25, 2002 4:17AM

During the high speed production the Mint machinery creates many mangled products. Quality control catches most of them but due to cost they don't try to catch all of them. Most people other than error collectors never see them and don't even know that stuff like that exists. The grading companies just pretend like it's a normal coin & they grade it the usual way.

keets · September 25, 2002 4:25AM

man, you guys missed the obvious.

the slabber had a hard time getting a bent coin in the holder and due to a coffee overdose, grabbed the crackout hammer and "forced" the coin into it's coffin!!

with their top-notch QA the mint would never allow something like this out the door. sheesh!!!! the next thing one of you knuckleheads is going to suggest is that the 59 lincoln and those sac-quarter mules really happened.

al h.

baccaruda · September 25, 2002 5:00AM

great eye appeal! LOL.

that's the ugliest piece of shrapnel i've ever seen.

Pushkin · September 25, 2002 5:08AM

Right Dog,

If the coin is really weird they will grade it. But if its "not weird enough" its gets body bagged!

Steve27 · September 25, 2002 5:13AM

Is this the same coin that Braddick had in his "what is a coin" thread?

braddick · September 25, 2002 5:16AM

Mine showed a Lincoln cent- same grade though, same holder.
It would be kind of cool to pick up one of each in each denomination.

My question though: Why isn't this in an ANACS "Damaged" holder?!

leothelyon · September 25, 2002 5:19AM

Anyone noticed how AMERICA is spelled backwards? Part of the die must be stuck in with it somehow or part of that metal area is very thin. Someone probably needed a chisel and hammer to pry that one ont.

Leo

goose3 · September 25, 2002 5:22AM

It was damaged as a result of the minting process unless someone found it in the gutter somewhere!

As picky as they are though, I can't believe they assigned that thing a grade.

gmarguli · September 25, 2002 5:38AM

I think it looks kind of neat. I wouldn't pay $200 for it, but it is neat.

baccaruda · September 25, 2002 5:48AM

now lemme get this straight. if the coin has a scratch on it - it gets bodybagged. if you submit a twisted hunk of garbage, they slab it.

ok. my faith in the opinion of grading services is restored now that i know the rules.