Yet another damaged coin in PCGS slab

sadysta1

It simply doesn't seem fair when our coins get BB for variety of reasons and this one gets slabbed.

What the frell????? How this one got into the plastic???

Theop

How many 18th century coins have you had body bagged?

Shamika

Great question.

When I saw this two weeks ago (?), I thought the same thing. "The coin is damaged! How can they slab it?" But given it's rarety and age, I really don't have a problem with it being slabbed.

Perhaps the coin should be slabbed as authentic without a grade attached.

ms70

It only appears to have damage from circulation- not cleaning, graffiti, tooling, etc. I wouldn't mind owning it.

dragon

When grading 18th century coppers, gold, famous pedigreed coins, very rare coins, very expensive coins, etc.......PCGS will holder problem coins. I've seen many early coppers and gold in PCGS holders that were either wiped, brushed, recolored, or had other problems that would get a "normal" coin an instant bodybag. They are just far more lenient on holdering some coins.

Craton

<< <i>It only appears to have damage from circulation- not cleaning, graffiti, tooling, etc. I wouldn't mind owning it. >>



How do gouges happen in circulation?

UncleWiggly

<< <i>

<< <i>It only appears to have damage from circulation- not cleaning, graffiti, tooling, etc. I wouldn't mind owning it. >>



How do gouges happen in circulation? >>



Being dropped off a high cliff?

Jerry

earlwbollinger

Old pre 1800 pennies were a big problem as they had bad copper, bad planchettes, bad dies, bad everything.
Some issues were bad all the way around.
I'd swear the mint sometimes struck new pennies on green corroded planchettes way back then.

Steve27

More proof that PCGS does net grade.

braddick

Read the last line of the auction description. "This example is close to Condition Census."

PCGS thinks outside the box and is not robotic in their thinking as to preclude this one from being holdered. I say, good for them.

Baley

More proof that PCGS does net grade.

Of course they net grade, for coins like this. (a great coin, one I would be proud to own)

if the same "damage" was on a Lincoln, or even Indian cent, it would get the bag.

pre-1836 coins of all denominations get a little bit of slack

pre-1816 coins of all denominations get some of slack

pre-1808 coins of all denominations get quite a bit of slack

and pre-1798 coins of all denominations get a lot of slack

I voted "looks good to me"

dorkkarl

EVERY grade is a "net-grade", w/ the exceptions of ms-70 & pr-70.

K S

prooflike

I jst don't see any "damage", looks good to me...

sliderider

I wonder if the grade guarantee still applies?

kieferscoins

Yes, it is in the slab and PCGS does not consider those marks big enough for that type of coin to be damage. hence they graded it.

Ccameron Kiefer