I saw this eBay coin in a PCGS holder with what appears to be a long scratch on the reverse and it made me wonder about the limits PCGS has on the size of scratches/gouges on circulated coins before the coin gets a genuine holder Any comments?
Looks deep and about half the diameter of the coin! Not particlarily hidden in the devices. This should be call damaged should be not acceptable on a graded slab.
I always refer to these type of scatches as staple scraches from improper removal from a stapled 2x2. I have seen many before. when cardboard 2x2's were used everywhere every new owner removed the coin from the old and put it in his own. Every time this happened, if not done correctly you risked damage to the coin. Old time dealers poked holes in the mylar film with a pen tip and pushed the coin through and out without opening the 2x2 holder and exposing the ends of the staples. Damage occurred when an impatient owner peeled the 2x2 halfway open and pulled the coin out scraping it across the staples.
<< <i>In my opinion the coin is damaged, and PCGS erred by placing it in a problem free holder. >>
I agree.
But I was surprised by this too. I sent this 66RD '17 Lincoln in for review and PCGS bought it back and reslabbed it one grade lower. I thought it would "genuine" for the scratch on the reverse. Lance.
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GrandAm
<< <i>It depends,,,,,,,,,,
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You must submit
Just remember that depends come in quite a few varieties.
<< <i>I'm game....what does it depend on??? >>
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It depends on what the defination of "IS" is
Looks deep and about half the diameter of the coin! Not particlarily hidden in the devices.
This should be call damaged should be not acceptable on a graded slab.
I always refer to these type of scatches as staple scraches from improper removal from a stapled 2x2.
I have seen many before. when cardboard 2x2's were used everywhere every new owner removed the coin from the old and put it in his own. Every time this happened, if not done correctly you risked damage to the coin.
Old time dealers poked holes in the mylar film with a pen tip and pushed the coin through and out without opening the 2x2 holder and exposing the ends of the staples. Damage occurred when an impatient owner peeled the 2x2 halfway open and pulled the coin out scraping
it across the staples.
Krueger
<< <i>In my opinion the coin is damaged, and PCGS erred by placing it in a problem free holder. >>
I agree.
But I was surprised by this too. I sent this 66RD '17 Lincoln in for review and PCGS bought it back and reslabbed it one grade lower. I thought it would "genuine" for the scratch on the reverse.
Lance.