What percentage of coin submissons bodybag at PCGS?

fivecents

I am thinking 10% to 15%. Maybe more?

Barndog

if you were to separate out moderns from classics, maybe 10-15% is accurate. Lots of moderns being submitted means BB percentage will stay low.

fivecents

I didn't take the modern and ultra moderns into account. You're right Barndog. Those coins would scue the heck out of the bodybag percentage numbers.

123cents

Not counting moderns, I would say about 15%.

AUandAG

Personally I've had 21% bodybag. Most of my bodybags were for two reasons: Altered surface and Cleaned.
Guess I'm not adept at grading yet! Many of these coins have been in my possession for 40 years or more
and some I got were already cleaned but they were nice examples that retoned. Oh well, that doesn't fly
at PCGS! Several Morgans were Altered surfaces for being thumbed, I suspect. One was not genuine and
I suspected that. It was a '09s IHC. One was bb'd for defective planchet. Total 60 coins sent in and 13 BB's.
My percentage is dropping as I learn the art of grading. Collecting is one thing and I've enjoyed that for
decades. Grading is another critter! I'm not unhappy with the results as I've learned a ton and I'm sure that
it will help me going forward. I'm only 20 years late to try to learn the nuances of grading!
bob

BigRed

I'm not good , I'm just lucky. I have sent in about 20 coins in the last few years to PCGS,NGC and the old anacs and I haven't had a BB yet.

Wolf359

Yes, the dreaded altered surfaces. I've found several of my altered surface bodybags have minute, short hairlines visible only at an extreme viewing angle under strong magification; they've been wiped.

My percentage for classic coins is probably 20%+. Some Morgan vams have to be tried, even if you
know they'll probably bodybag. The PCGS holder adds so much value it's more than worth trying. The
only ones I avoid sending are those obviously messed up or AT that have no chance of holdering.
And I don't feel anyone has an absolute handle on what PCGS will or won't slab in advance. Repeated attempts can work to get a coin slabbed, but increase the bodybag percentage.

fivecents

<< <i>My percentage is dropping as I learn the art of grading. >>

Some of my greatest grading lessons have come from studying my bodybagged coins.