Will PCGS slab a coin with a very small rim ding?

Peaceman

If so, post a picture.... I have a few coins with minor rim abrations but dont want to waste the $ if PCGS wont even consider them...... Thanks.

Colorfulcoins

The honest answer is that it depends upon the grade. The Peace $1 is a PO01 and you can see several hacks on the rim, both sides......however, I'm just guessing that you're really more interested in AU or BU grade coins that heavily circulated coins

markglicker

Just bought an 1801 Dollar, PCGS 12, with a ding. Not major, but worth noting.

ziggy29

If it's a Flowing Hair or Draped Bust issue, it can have a LOT more than a "very small rim ding."

Manorcourtman

If the coin is Mint state expect a BB. I had a high grade MS Walker BB'd for so-called "Counter machine marks" on the rim. They were not detected w/o 5x magnification. These were NOT rim dings but rim chatter at best. Just my experience. Chris

bigrob3

For certain, YES! I have broken many coins out of PCGS slabs that had rim nicks you couldn't see while slabbed and NONE were ever noted on the holders. Same thing for ANACS and NGC too,

BAJJERFAN

I know that I have at least one with a rim blemish and I'm pretty sure its this 88-S graded PCGS ms64. I think the ding is by the P in PLURIBUS but it doesn't show very well in this pic.

LastExitInNY

If PCGS slabs something a PO1, why wouldnt they do any coin? Whats the diff if there is a rim ding? I see all these posts about BB'd coins and PO1 are getting posted left and right. Forgive my ignorance but what gives?

michael

yes

depends on the coin

Rampage

I am unable to post a scan right now, but I have an 1888P with a minor rim bump. I thought it had a 50/50 chance of getting slabbed when I sent it in. The coin was very baggy to begin with and it was obvious the bump was just part of it. It was slabbed as MS63.

relayer

fivecents

If it's a draped bust coin PCGS will holder it with a rim ding, scratch and even if it has been cleaned.

Steve27

Does that 1833 50c have a ding or is that a cud?

PerryHall

<< <i>Does that 1833 50c have a ding or is that a cud? >>



Looks like a cud to me. I believe this coin was discussed in a past thread and the experts stated that this particular variety is unknown with a cud.

raycyca

On the early bust coins, especially the bust halves, rim dings are VERY common. That's because they have letters on the edges and the striking of these letters when not exact, caused the dings. I believe PCGS and NGC will slab many of the early draped bust items, etc because they are so rare. How many were made versus how many are left? If they are BB'd, then they wil dissappear into albums, not to be resold, ie circulated again. With the advent of slabbing, it has many of the coins sell over and over when they would have been sitting in albums for years. I know mine sat in albums for about 10 years before I sold them after I got married. That was before slabs came into vogue. I sold my very fine 25 1795 bust half for about $400 back then. ( Ray

pocketpiececommems

It must be the person that looks at the coin. I had a pocketpiece Connecticut with a small rim ding that came back BB. I've seen a lot worse in holders and in this thread.

headsplitter2

This beauty I recently picked up has a gash in her forhead.

Longacre

I bought an Indian half eagle in AU-55 from Heritage (sight unseen) in an NGC holder, and it had a rim ding, to my dismay.

nwcs

If the ding doesn't intrude upon the rim then they shouldn't have a problem holdering it.

Conder101

<< <i>On the early bust coins, especially the bust halves, rim dings are VERY common. That's because they have letters on the edges and the striking of these letters when not exact, caused the dings. >>


The edges were lettered before the coins were struck. The striking would have flattened out any tiny ding that might have occured during the lettering. And the edge letters were not struck into the planchets, thet were "squeezed" into them as the planchets was rolled between the edge dies so an abrupt edge ding would be very unlikely. The rim dings commonly seen on the early coins are from the same cause as later series, the coins being dropped on a hard surface by merchants to check the "ring" of the coin and make sure they were not counterfeits.

PerryHall

[q The rim dings commonly seen on the early coins are from the same cause as later series, the coins being dropped on a hard surface by merchants to check the "ring" of the coin and make sure they were not counterfeits. >>



That's why old time cash registers had a marble shelf. Contemporary counterfeits were often made of lead with gold or silver plating and would have a dull thud when dropped on the marble shelf. Gold and silver coins had a very distinctive melodious ring.

Robgetty

I did not know that about marble shelves. You learn something new every day!

mirabela

Last summer I was offered a 1901(P) Morgan in PCGS 58 with an outrageous rim nick -- more of a rim hack -- at 6 o'clock on the reverse. It was awful. I was really surprised to see it in a holder, but there it was.