Coin is rotated in my PCGS slab. Why??

RegistryNut

Why are some coins rotated inside their slabs? This looks funny to me. Can someone please
explain this to a newbie?

RegistryNut

ER

<< <i>Why are some coins rotated inside their slabs? This looks funny to me. Can someone please
explain this to a newbie?

RegistryNut >>


Loose fitting.

Coppernicus

In the first generation slabs (aka "rattlers") the coins were so loose that you could tap the slab on a table top and rotate the coin to any position. In the newer slabs (green label and blue label) the coins are held much more securely so chances are that any misalignment is due to the coin being put in the slab that way.

I have several new PCGS slabs where he coin is 10-20 degrees off line and it will not budge in the holder. If it really bugs you, PCGS will reholder them for I believe, $5.00 each.

Mike

saintguru

Actually they can still be rotated by gently holding the slab ot the opposite corner and tapping rapidly and lightly against a hard surface. I have put a slab in the freezer for 10 minutes and found that it loosens up the coin easily as well, so then you can realign it.

Dennis88

<< <i>In the first generation slabs (aka "rattlers") the coins were so loose that you could tap the slab on a table top and rotate the coin to any position. In the newer slabs (green label and blue label) the coins are held much more securely so chances are that any misalignment is due to the coin being put in the slab that way.

I have several new PCGS slabs where he coin is 10-20 degrees off line and it will not budge in the holder. If it really bugs you, PCGS will reholder them for I believe, $5.00 each.

Mike >>



One of them must be the 1940 I sold you last year?? I tried everything to turn it back, but nothing worked

Dennis

Nysoto

I have an 1806/inverted 6 in a blue label holder that was rotated 90 degrees. I tapped it lightly on edge using a piece of soft wood (Douglas Fir), it took probably 200 taps, but I got it back in place. The coin is weighted heavier on one side, as early planchets were not perfect, and the coin will work its way out of position with even slight movement over time. A few taps and its back in place.

A smaller, lighter coin is probably more difficult to reset. If it was slabbed crooked you may not be able to reset it.

haletj

I just got a 25-d Lincoln back from pcgs last week, and it is about 20% degrees rotated. Boy that annoys me. How can I trust them to grade my coins correctly when they can't even put them in the holder correctly.

RegistryNut

Thanks for the responses. Seems to me that the grading companies will eliminate the problem of rotated
coins especially if we continue to show our displeasure. I would think a coin slab should be 100%
professional. Any rotated coin should embarrass a grading company.

RegistryNut

MadMonk

Ultrasonic vibrations...you know....the butterfly effect.