"Planchet Flaw" no grades

DennisH

Hello Ron!

As I've been looking at submission results on the "shared orders" page, I've seen a few coins that are no graded for "planchet flaw". Since these are the way the coins left the Mint, I wonder if you could share your thoughts/comments about how severe a flaw has to be for this to occur?

Thanks for your insight.

-- Dennis Halladay

CoinKing

<< <i>Hello Ron!

As I've been looking at submission results on the "shared orders" page, I've seen a few coins that are no graded for "planchet flaw". Since these are the way the coins left the Mint, I wonder if you could share your thoughts/comments about how severe a flaw has to be for this to occur?

Thanks for your insight.

-- Dennis Halladay >>




Hi Dennis,

Good question. Decisions concerning planchet flaws, like eye appeal, are subjective and depend on the type, severity, location, and visual impact of the flaw. For example, a larger flaw that is well-hidden in Liberty's hair would be more acceptable than an even smaller flaw in the field. If the flaw diminishes the value of the coin to any significant degree, PCGS will not grade the coin.