Does PCGS grade chopmarked coins other than Trade Dollars?

MrEureka

It would seem rational, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything...

RareBronzeCollector

Being Rational, Logical, having Common Sense, and being Consistent, have nothing to do with each other, especially in business

coinkat

Very good question... 8 Reales circulated in the Orient. There was a time in the 1850's that the 8 Reales traded at a 15% premium over the US Dollar...

Bailathacl

I've got a few chopmarked 1 Yen coins, one that's verrrry nice.... I'm curious too....

MrEureka

I just bought a fully lustrous and strictly uncirculated Pillar Dollar with probably more than 100 chopmarks. The thing looks great, but would look even better in a PCGS 65 holder.

Stork

Ah, another excuse to post this one..right now it sits in my Japanese Dansco in the trade dollar slot (hey it was used for trade...):




Think it could make it into a slab?

SYRACUSIAN

When grading a chopmarked coin, do you grade the chopmark, the host coin, or both?

Cool coin Cathy.

MrEureka

When grading a chopmarked coin, do you grade the chopmark, the host coin, or both?

The host coin. I don't know how you could possibly grade a chopmark.

On the other hand, countermarked coins should get two grades. One for the host coin, one for the countermark.

BS

<< <i>I just bought a fully lustrous and strictly uncirculated Pillar Dollar with probably more than 100 chopmarks. The thing looks great, but would look even better in a PCGS 65 holder. >>

That sounds pretty cool, can you post a picture?

ColonialCoinUnion

I'm not leaving until I see a photo of this item.

Zoins

Could it depend on whether they are deemed market acceptable for that type?

MSD61

Now for a really stupid question on my part would a chopped marked coin be considered damaged by a grading company? I have read some of the guidelines by the big named grading companies that states a damaged coin will not be graded. I am just wondering if a chopped marked coin would considered damaged as I really do not know the answer to this and it has my curiosity peaked.

Hyperion

a chopmark is "legitimate" damage, Id think like an assayers mark...

as opposed to unintentionally damaged like a chip or scratch...


Im curious if PCGS would slab a camp david counterstamped peace dollar...

Hyperion

<< <i>I just bought a fully lustrous and strictly uncirculated Pillar Dollar with probably more than 100 chopmarks. The thing looks great, but would look even better in a PCGS 65 holder. >>



I saw a similar heavily chopmarked 8 reales in the sedwick auction, I put in a minor bid but didn't take the item. I couldn't see reaching for a coin which was obliterated...



8 reales, Charles IV, 1798FM. CT-653, KM-109, 26.9 grams. Very heavily chopmarked (impossible to grade) but with just enough of the original design peeking out to attribute it.

Im not sure how you can say it's gem uncirc if it's really been so heavily chop marked that you can make out the details that well.... isn't a coin by DEFINITION circulated if it's been test-chop marked so heavily? I wonder if that's a legit reason that anything with a chopmark couldn't be anything more than AU58...

MSD61

<< <i>a chopmark is "legitimate" damage, Id think like an assayers mark...

as opposed to unintentionally damaged like a chip or scratch...


Im curious if PCGS would slab a camp david counterstamped peace dollar... >>




Thanks much as I didn't know this I always like to learn something new!

Meiji

I have personally never seen a counterstamped coin or a chopped coin slabbed. What's the verdict?

TwoKopeiki

<< <i>I have personally never seen a counterstamped coin or a chopped coin slabbed. What's the verdict? >>



I have seen a few British and U.S. Trade $ in first-tier slabs, but can't think of any other Darkside coin. This looks like a good question for the Q&A forum, imo.