Grading New Coin Designs

Coppernicus

David - When a new coin (e.g. the California State Quarter) first arrives at PCGS for grading, how do the graders know what a full strike should look like? In other words, how do they assess the detail in the devices and judge it to be a full strike?

I've wondered about this lately, given all the new quarter and nickel designs.

Thanks,

Mike

homerunhall

Hi Mike,

It's actually pretty easy to tell what a full stikre should look like. The design devices are obvious and any incompleteness is easy to see.

Thanks,

David