What happened to this PCGS Silver Eagle?

blu62vette

What would cause toning/ugliness like this? In a PCGS First Strike 69 holder. Any guesses or comments welcome.

I dont know if it was slabbed with the tone or without.

TorinoCobra71

Not sure.

Shake-N-Bake?

Rampage

It looks like one that used to reside in a certain coin doctor's collection of "stuff".

morgandollar1878

If it is in a FS holder I would think that it toned after encapsulation.

291fifth

It was probably dipped and improperly rinsed immediately before it was submitted. It then turned in the holder.

DieClash

Send it back to PCGS for a refund. Or whatever they're guarantee is.

derryb

<< <i>Send it back to PCGS for a refund. Or whatever they're guarantee is. >>


They guarantee against ugly toning? If it tones nicely does the owner owe PCGS more money?

DrBuster

Crack in the slab somewhere and sat in a toning-indusive locale next to a match...?

messydesk

This was before the Great Milkspot Scandal of 2006 led people to dip mint purchases before sending to PCGS. The toning looks like there was a chemical spill involved, though, especially considering some of the odd streaking patterns. I wonder if it was treated with something before slabbing with the intent to later cook the coin and "develop" the colors. I'd find it hard to believe that any toned coin submitted for FS within the unpackaged coin submission deadline would get a grade, especially one that looked like this. Whatever the method, I think it turned in the holder.


<< <i>Send it back to PCGS for a refund. Or whatever they're guarantee is. >>


What's the point? Bust it out, and it's still an ounce of silver. A FS 69 is worth, what, $35?

ChrisRx

350 degrees for 15 minutes or until brown.

UtahCoin

Used as a fuse in an old fuse box?