Will PCGS do something about this 1972 DDO Lincoln!!!!!!!!!????????????? HELP

goose3

Ok, coin is my stepfathers. He has had for quite a while. It's in one of the Old little rattler holders. Cert#2192631 slabbed as MS65RED

Coin has acquired bunch of spots and partial fingerprint on rev. I am thinking the lower portion of the obverse is also a fingerprint. He says it was a brilliant red with NO marks when he bought IN the slab. Now the coin is a DOG!!!!!!!!!! would never slab as Gem and probably not full red.

what should he do with it.
the pics don't show the extent of the marks especially on the obverse! YUCK!!!!!!!!!

NumisEd

Outhaul

Ahhh, boogers...Looks like they sneezed when they were grading it.

Cheers,

Bob

NumisEd

I think that the best thing to do is to have NCS currate the coin to remove the damage. In other words, NCS should dip (aka clean) the coin, professionally of course. The next step is to send it back into PCGS for a regrade. At the most you will have $50 and time into fixing the problem.

littlewicher

Couldn't you send it in for a grade review? Will they reimburse you for copper damage?

darktone

littlewicher is right on. I would send it to PCGS on my next submission. mike

Flying56eagle

Hey Goose
You know how I feel about NCS,
And you saw the work they did for me, I would give them a try..
I'm Sure they can restore it back to it's original, flavor..
Give them a chance, and good luck..

Placid

First let pcgs regrade it and reimburse you the difference in value then send it to ncs.

MAULUMALL

Placid
Is 100% right on.You have to give PCGS a chance to make it right.

NumisEd

How is it PCGS's fault that the coin "grew" mold in the holder years after they slabbed it? Why should they have to pay? It's not their fault that the coin toned unpleasantly in it's tomb. This is just one of many inherent problems with certified coins (slabs)......the surface of coins, or any other metal object, WILL change with time. I think that it's up to the owner of the coin to crack it out, fix it, then resubmit it to PCGS or whomever they choose to waste their money on for an opinion.

nwcs

>How is it PCGS's fault that the coin "grew" mold in the holder years after they slabbed it? Why should they have to pay?

Irrelevant. It is part of PCGS's guarantee, regardless of who caused it or if it continued from when they saw it. The theory is that they should have spotted it. But if the coin no longer grades the same, then it is in PCGS's best interests to have the coin removed or regraded to fit its current condition.

Neil

MAULUMALL

Then They shouldn't offer a guaranty.


edited to say,nwcs your pretty quick

goose3

So how do I go about submitting it? cost?

He has to pay for them to honor their guarantee?


Thanks so far all!

nwcs

No, just call them. There is no cost for it so far as I'm aware of.

NumisEd

it is in PCGS's best interests to have the coin removed or regraded to fit its current condition.

Neil, you make a very good point. It only hurts their name to have that coin, in it's current condition, in one of their holders.

ldhair

I would think it's worth having PCGS take a look. Your out at least the postage.

How do things work with NCS and PCGS? If it's a PCGS coin and you don't think they will take care of it and NCS works on it for lets say haze. At this point is it just a raw coin going back to PCGS. Will they know is used to be in their slab?

merz2

goose
I think this is one for David Hall to buy back.Check with him.
Don

goose3

sounds good.
thank you all for the good advice.
the coin is truly a DOG! (no offense bulldog or dog97)

Cam40

I dont think its too bad of a dog.So the fingerprints will never come out.Most Keys have stuff wrong with them.
If it ever gets to a nice chocolate brown the prints will be less noticable.Small consolation.

BigE

I agree with Cam, you should wait 20 years to see how it really tones before you make any rash decisions-----BigE

pontiacinf

SELL IT TO ME john...ill buy it