Should the rim damage on this Bust Dollar preclude slabbing by PCGS?

dan1ecu

Here's a picture:

1799 1$ VF30

What do you think? Is this coin on the borderline between slabable and body bag material?

Dan

itsnotjustme

I've seen worse slabbed for early coins. It probably lost 10 point for the damage. Easy XF40 without it.

OnlyBuffalos

In my opinion this coin lacks the details necessary for an XF coin. I do not believe PCGS downgraded the coin for the rim damage.

JrGMan2004

<< <i>In my opinion this coin lacks the details necessary for an XF coin. I do not believe PCGS downgraded the coin for the rim damage. >>

No, it's a borderline VF35/XF40, details wise... probally was netted for the damage... one thing you have to remember, especially on early bust coins, is they were struck with open collars, so they tend to have much mushier strikes, and this is taken into account when grading Circulated Early Bust... sometimes it's easier than others... this one is pretty easy... you can see the lighter spots of wear on this coin...

LindeDad

Looks pretty fairly graded, could of taken a bigger hit for the damage than that.

morgannut2

I see no problem grading pre-war (1812) coins to an easier standard than later material. My only problem is I'd prefer that minor disfigurements like scrapes, edge bumps, etc. could be mentioned on the label without the need for the "net" grade. That part is a bit subjective and more misleading rather than just printing the obvious and letting collectors decide the proper grade/value level based on their own knowledge. The serrvices main objective should be authenitation/attribution rather than worrying about liability.