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1793 Cent - A Classic Coin Question

wondercoinwondercoin Posts: 16,706 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I was just admiring some of the early Mint sets in the Registry and I came across one of the 1793 Mint sets that had a VF35RB cent in the slot.

How far down the grading scale can the RED BROWN designation logically be in your opinion?

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    DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think it goes all the way down on copper copper coins, but I am not sure. It's not like FB don dimes or FH on quarters, but I seen those on AU coins of both denoms.
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    RBinTexRBinTex Posts: 4,328 ✭
    Mitch,

    Just a wrong PCGS No. assigned (remember my 1922 No D VG10RD Lincoln?).

    I think that RB doesn't really go below AU.
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    Gobrechts99GrapevineGobrechts99Grapevine Posts: 143


    << <i> How far down the grading scale can the RED BROWN designation logically be in your opinion?

    I think that RB doesn't really go below AU. >>



    I'm pretty sure that PCGS believes RB to be appropriate only for coins graded MS60 and above;
    below the uncirculated grades, PCGS now considers a red-brown designation to be a "mistake."
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    I am not kidding,

    G99G
    I collect 20-slab, blue plastic PCGS coin boxes. To me, every empty box is like a beating heartimage NOT.

    People come up sometimes, and ask me, G99G, are you kidding? And I answer them no, I am NOT KIDDING.

    image
    Every empty box?
    C'mon!
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    ahooka454ahooka454 Posts: 3,466 ✭
    i have seen au 55 red before on a newer lincoln cent, ill see if i can find out more...
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    TwincamTwincam Posts: 814 ✭✭
    I thought it was MS60 image
    Dave
    COMPLETE KENNEDY VARIETY SET, CIRCULATION STRIKES AND PROOFS
    1964 MINT SET


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    bosoxbosox Posts: 1,510 ✭✭✭✭
    I have an AU58 RB 1859 Canada cent in a PCGS holder.
    Numismatic author & owner of the Uncommon Cents collections. 2011 Fred Bowman award winner, 2020 J. Douglas Ferguson award winner, & 2022 Paul Fiocca award winner.

    http://www.victoriancent.com
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    Gobrechts99GrapevineGobrechts99Grapevine Posts: 143


    << <i>I have an AU58 RB 1859 Canada cent in a PCGS holder. >>


    I have a VF30 RB 1793 Cohen-1 half cent in a PCGS holder,
    now on consignment and open for bidding at the January FUN.

    To check it out, click on the link below:
    1793 Half Ct. w/ RB 1001 PCGS coin #

    Heritage describes the coin correctly as brown,
    they show the population numbers for brown,
    and they even show the correct coin number (#1000),
    but they also show the slab photo, unmistakably reading coin #1001 (which is RB).

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    image
    I am not kidding,

    G99G
    I collect 20-slab, blue plastic PCGS coin boxes. To me, every empty box is like a beating heartimage NOT.

    People come up sometimes, and ask me, G99G, are you kidding? And I answer them no, I am NOT KIDDING.

    image
    Every empty box?
    C'mon!
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    DMWJRDMWJR Posts: 5,975 ✭✭✭✭✭
    dbemike has a 1936 DDO coin in his set that is graded XF RED!!!!

    These are misprints folks .... move along ... nothing to see here ......
    Doug
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    dbemikedbemike Posts: 1,018 ✭✭✭
    Also have the undergrade of the same coin in VF35RD...its a mechanical error, just not worth sending to PCGS to have it corrected on my particular coins. Although in the registry you do get the bonus points for RD designation.



    Mike
    Mike

    My Ebay

    1934-1958 RB Lincoln Short Set
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    RBinTexRBinTex Posts: 4,328 ✭
    Also have an XF40RD 22 No D.
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