Can Anyone Tell Me How They Come Up With A Grade For This?

RBinTex

I mean, what's the criteria if there are no details on it?

Oooops. Edited to add the link .

ss350camaro

grade for what ?

DesertRat

Good question, only thing I could think of is that the planchet itself has very few hits in what would in essence be an "all field" coin (if I can create a phrase). Since there are no devices they would grade only on the mirrors and rim I guess. Am I close??

RBinTex

Not a trick question - I don't know the answer but what you said makes a lot of "cents" - to me.

ss350camaro

Better question is "why"?

RBinTex

Better question is "why"?

Even better answer.

sliderider

Why would they grade a slug?

kieferscoins

It is not a slug. Its a planchet. I agree a grade is silly. NGC just slabs them as Type 1 or 2 but no grade.

Cameron Kiefer

nankraut

My guess is that they look at marks, scuffs, scratches or the abscence thereof.

Monstavet

Someone paid money to slab that?

MrEureka

I think it's important for everybody to understand that when grading blank planchets, the imperfections that were caused before the coin wasn't struck are weighed less critically than those imperfections caused later.

dorkkarl

coins can be graded by surface quality, but i totally completely agree that it is very stupid to grade most mint errors. i mean, how the he11 do you grade a capped-die brockage?

& what does it MATTER???

K S