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Will slight rim bruise (bump) cause a genuine grade?

icsoccericsoccer Posts: 1,339 ✭✭✭
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Any exoerience out there? I have some mid 1800's thalers with very small bumps that you can see with a 5x on 1 side of the coin(s).
TIA!
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  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,894 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Gonna need to see some pix, I'm afraid. Otherwise I'd say "definitely maybe".
    Lance.
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  • MikeInFLMikeInFL Posts: 10,188 ✭✭✭✭
    If you need a 5x to see it, I will wager that the coin will slab.
    Collector of Large Cents, US Type, and modern pocket change.
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Likely slab... rim bumps seem to be acceptable when minor as you describe. Cheers, RickO
  • pmacpmac Posts: 3,189 ✭✭✭
    Have you asked this of our darkside scholars? I'm sure there are some experts who could diagnos with some pix.
    Paul
  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,710 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Rim bruise = dreck. Hopefully it will go into a genuine holder where it belongs. Harsh times call for harsh grading.
    All glory is fleeting.
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,896 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Likely slab... rim bumps seem to be acceptable when minor as you describe. Cheers, RickO >>



    Agree. Also, you can't usually see them in PCGS slabs since the ring usually hides any rim/edge issues. That's one of the advantages of the NGC edge view slabs unless one of the tabs cover the problem.

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  • AngryTurtleAngryTurtle Posts: 1,589 ✭✭✭
    I think it depends on what the coins would grade otherwise. A rim bump that would Gennie a high Uncirculated coin would likely be OK on a circ. That said, i agree with MiF that if you need a 5x to see it, its likely OK.
  • DennisHDennisH Posts: 14,011 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Probably OK. PCGS gets more lenient as grade goes down and age goes up.
    When in doubt, don't.
  • robkoolrobkool Posts: 5,934 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No genuine grade on these... However, the coins will be downgraded.
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