Is this PCGS VF-20 1799 $1 on eBay Cleaned/Authentic?

CappedBustDimes

PCGS 1799 $1

lordmarcovan

No, it's a Chinese fake... in a PCGS slab.

(Seriously, though- you bring up an interesting point- that thing looks like it was cleaned to hellenback... with baking soda!)

Edit: on second look, I still say cleaned, but perhaps not so harshly.

The planchet flaw is interesting.

cmerlo1

Yeah...the cert# comes back to a 1989 $5 in MS-69...

AU58WALKERS

<< <i>Yeah...the cert# comes back to a 1989 $5 in MS-69... >>



wrong

cmerlo1

Sorry- case of morning dyslexia. It does come back to a 1799 $...

AU58WALKERS

you need more coffe?

cmerlo1

Haven't had any yet. That's the problem.

CappedBustDimes

<< <i>No, it's a Chinese fake... in a PCGS slab.

(Seriously, though- you bring up an interesting point- that thing looks like it was cleaned to hellenback... with baking soda!)

Edit: on second look, I still say cleaned, but perhaps not so harshly.

The planchet flaw is interesting. >>





wow. i thought is was in bad form to clean coins because it could reduce the coin's value.

i also thought that i heard from someone or read something that said pcgs was the highest regarded and most respected grading/authentication service that applied the strictest practice of grading standards.

if this coin is really harshly cleaned why is it in a pcgs holder. maybe this ebay vendor should return it to pcgs for a re-do on the mulligan grading tier. i also read that pcgs has a cash back guarantee for the sight unseen trades. would the buy back be applicable in this situation if i purchase this cleaned PCGS VF-20 1799 $1 on eBay. or does ebay void any implied warranty.

fc

as for being cleaned, hard to tell. some pictures show a coin
in a really bad light. the pic may be showing off every little
defect possible...

sorta like when you take a pic of a P01 coin. Those are also
hairlined to heck and back and only the honest folks show it
like it looks in the worst case scenario. other folks tilt it just a wee
bit and poof, there go the problems.

Nysoto

Most experienced collectors of early US coins from this era estimate 95-100% of the coins have been cleaned, dipped, or otherwise messed with. This one is obviously dipped or lightly cleaned, but should be authentic. It is a neat error.

coinpictures

Egregiously cleaned. Should not be in a slab.