Why did PCGS 94 this 85-CC Morgan?

Batman23

I just got this 85-CC Morgan back from PCGS and they 94'ed it. What am I not seeing?

MorganChicken

If 94'd means questionable authenticity, I disagree. Looks real and like a great coin. Really doesn't look like it has any problems.

adamlaneus

94 is some sort of altered surface.

Hard to tell from a set of pictures, as some alterations are much more apparent only when in hand.

Sunnywood

Wow you had me worried that we were back to the awful idea of a 100-point grading scale !!!

Batman23

<< <i>Wow you had me worried that we were back to the awful idea of a 100-point grading scale !!! >>



We are. I am trying to figure out the difference between a 64 and a 94 though

MICHAELDIXON

The graders most likely think the coin looks overdipped, thus the 94 (Altered surfaces) code.

nankraut

Hard to determine without the coin in hand, but it looks like the fields may have been polished/whizzed to make it look like a P/L?

TwoSides2aCoin

It could be "profiling". Maybe PCGS doesn't care for pierced ears.

SamByrd

I wonder is perhaps the frost was enhanced in some way.

al410

94= Altered Surfaces - whizzed, harsh cleaning, thumbed over (using a pasty substance to cover defects or alter the appearance .
Hard to tell from the picture
AL

TrustNo1

so PCGS doesnt give an explanation along with the code? How does the customer know whats wrong?

al410

On the obverse in front of the face maybe harsh cleaning, from the picture it is just hard to tell for sure.
AL

AUandAG

The reverse wings tell me that it's been sandblasted to bring out the frosted cameo look.

Note the pitting to the wing feathers, arrow feathers and wreath leaves. Should not be like that with normal frosted CC's.

Just my guess.

bob

cheezhed

<< <i>so PCGS doesnt give an explanation along with the code? How does the customer know whats wrong? >>



They do but that is an additional service at an additional cost.

WoodenJefferson

If you see "frost" in the hit on the first star and in the bottom loop of the first 8 in the date, then you have your answer.

dizzyfoxx

Because they can.

LanLord

I'm not an expert, but the hair in the area below and behind the ear don't look as struck and the pierced earlobe might be a problem too

RWB

‘cause they don’t have the testicles to simply print the reason on the holder.

WTCG

The coin is likely to had been artifically frosted on the devices. Contact marks where there is a frost effect should result in frost breaks. It appears on some of the contact areas on the face the scratches and contact indentations have been "painted over" with the artificial frost.

TwoSides2aCoin

That's just a small part of why I like RWB