Who knows the answer to this question... If I had 3 apples.....

Peaceman

JK.... Here's the 64k question.....

Will PCGS/NGC (I know ANACS and the other's will) holder a coin that has a scratch from a staple on it......

Cladiator

Dunno....scratch one and send it in and see....just not one of your gorgeous '28 coins

JrGMan2004

Depends on how bad the scratch is, and how valuable the coin...

Peaceman

Do you think price dictates holdering......

ksteelheader

So, what's up with the apples??..

Barry

Age does. Plenty of Bust coins with scratches are holdered.

Garneteye

I have a shield nickel that is 64 quality but has a staple scratch, PCGS gave it a 58 but did holder it.

Dan

Peaceman

What about NGC..... will they holder say a $200 coin with a staple scratch......

nwcs

I think if it is a very unnoticable light scratch that is well concealed it may make it through and be downgraded. Otherwise instant body bag.

JrGMan2004

I'm saying, they are more likely to holder a scarcer coin, worth quite a bit of money, over a coin worth only a couple hunndred dollars with the same scratch.

rkfish

If it's noticable on a coin of that value......no.

BigAl

I submitted 94P with a thin staple scratch (about .25 inch), coin came back in a body bag.

Myqqy

I'm saying, they are more likely to holder a scarcer coin, worth quite a bit of money, over a coin worth only a couple hunndred dollars with the same scratch.

Shouldn't a grading company have a consistent policy regarding damaged coins, instead of this nebulous "maybe we will and maybe we won't- send it in and find out" type of policy??

tmot99

I had a nice gold $1 that had a scratch on it. I bought it raw and I send in all raw gold more for authenticity than anything. The scratch wasn't major, but it was certainly there. I was hoping for MS61 if it graded at all. PCGS sent it back with MS62 and I sold it off doubling my money. I wonder what it would have come back with if it didn't have the scratch.

NoGvmnt

I sent in a MS 1915 S Pan-Pacific gold $1 with a staple scratch on the cheek and the P BB'd it.

Jim

Coinosaurus

Without question. Check the Heritage archive for 1872-S quarters - there was one in there not too long ago.

pursuitofliberty

I think the severity of the scratch is what matters (or so I've been led to believe). Length and depth and location.

I have a 95 5c with a scratch which is actually pretty long (and very straight), although it's very thin and not very deep ... in the obverse field ... it's a p58 (accurate if you miss the scratch). I didn't make it, and probably would have never sent it in, but I guess they do grade them.

UncleWiggly

If you "had" 3 apples, then you must now either have more than or less than 3 apples.

Can the grading cos. tell if a scratch is caused by a staple and nothing but a staple?

Jerry

MrEureka

Shouldn't a grading company have a consistent policy regarding damaged coins, instead of this nebulous "maybe we will and maybe we won't- send it in and find out" type of policy??

Only if all staple scratches are identical in size (proportional to the size of the coin) and location. Of course they're not, so no "policy" can offer perfect guidance.

1956Quarter

That Franklin was ruined....... Why would anyone even buy it?