Got a PVC BB on a coin from an original roll

clackamas

Sometimes I wonder, a silver war nick pulled from an original roll and it got BB'd for PVC. I sent it in a mylar flip.

fivecents

clackamas,
Ike dollars pulled from original blue packs by me were also body bagged for PVC by PCGS. I have only had trouble with the 1971-s for some reason.

Paul

nwcs

I think I have this right... But I believe PVC itself doesn't do anything to a coin. But it acts as an agent to another substance which then reacts with water molecules to eat away a coin's surface. But in any case, I've opened nickel rolls before (regular ones) and found half of them corroded. These were all 1988 P nickel rolls. I did find a few good ones (a 66FS is the best) but most had some corrosion. Mostly green stuff, but some with dark dots on the con surface. Perhaps that PVC bodybag is a catch-all for certain corossions?

Neil

TomB

I think Neil is onto something with the definition provided for PVC. Most likely an entire range of corrosion might be called PVC damage. Just a guess.

clackamas

My nicks were silver war nicks so copper corrosin was out of the question. Besides I would not have sent one in had it been corroded. It was only a 44D but it was a FS.

Strat

Clackamas, try removing the PVC and resubmit the coin. I've been through that process a few times, and once the substance is removed, the coin will be graded.

dorkkarl

be sure to check the edge of the coin too.

K S

sadysta1

As a rule of thumb I ALWAYS gently swipe the surface of the coin with acetone. Never had coin bagged for PVC, I had them bagged for variety of other stuff but that's another story.