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Grades back: MS50's ???!!!

DabigkahunaDabigkahuna Posts: 3,419
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Here are a couple of grades that have me scratching my head. Is this the norm?

The Canadian 1c looked to me to be at least BU when I sent it in and The George III Half P. was a very nice AU. imho

1 22114050 1771 1/2 D Gr.Britain MS58
2 22114051 1945 1C CANADA MS50


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  • tonyhartonyhar Posts: 1,598
    Interesting PCGS seem to be having a Brainstorm these days,
    I checked one of your numbers and it showed up as :



    According to the PCGS Certification Database, certification number 22114050 is defined as the following:

    COIN INFORMATION
    Date, mintmark: 1771
    Denomination: 1/2 D
    Variety: N/A
    Pedigree:
    Country: Gr.Britain
    Grade: MS58

    ?????????
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  • DabigkahunaDabigkahuna Posts: 3,419


    I just happen to have a pic of the 1/2 P.





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    Obv.



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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    In this thread, RYK sent in his coin for a review, and it came back MS40. What's up with the graders recently?

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  • bosoxbosox Posts: 1,565 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I have gotten some AU-58 RB grades before, I've never seen MS below 60.
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  • DabigkahunaDabigkahuna Posts: 3,419


    I was thinking that maybe it was a Darkside thing or something?
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    What's next? AU65???!!!

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  • gxseriesgxseries Posts: 423
    That sure is a confusing grade...
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  • AethelredAethelred Posts: 9,288 ✭✭✭
    This is an error, you should PM Carol so she can put you in touch with someone who can get that fixed.
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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,429 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It is an interesting error notheless... I was at a website earlier and a coin as described as MSVF30...

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  • spoonspoon Posts: 2,798 ✭✭✭
    Odd... but I actually think there should be a MS in the 50 range.

    Ever see an old German states minor in billon? They can have stunningly clean fields, sharp strike, etc.. but because of the material and two hundred years of gravity the high points may be gray instead of lustrous. Usually that's not so much friction, certainly not anything that can be considered circulation, so if it's just so rubbed due to two hundred years of good storage it still is Mint State. That is different from AU, where there may be a few more obvious signs of circulation, heavier bag marks etc.

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  • MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    Maybe it should have been....

    1 22114050 1771 1/2 D Gr.Britain MS68
    2 22114051 1945 1C CANADA MS60
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

  • docday2003docday2003 Posts: 1,100
    I understand that some collectors specialize in slab errors!
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