Mint Made or Post-Mint Old Gold Rim problem???

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In a recent auction, I purchased this 1880 Double Eagle, graded PCGS XF-45. An auction photo of the item was posted, but i totally missed whatever is going on at about 9 o'clock. It appears to be a rim dent, but not really sure...maybe the coin didn't get struck properly. Can anyone determine by my poor quality pictures if this most likely happened during the minting process or do you think it is post-mint damage? Thanks for any replys.

RYK

Looks like post mint damage to me.

DorkGirl

<< <i>Looks like post mint damage to me. >>



Me too.

s4ny

A tight holder like a bezel?

PerryHall

Those coins are heavy and the gold is soft. Sometime in that coin's past someone dropped that coin on a hard surface. I'm surprised PCGS graded it since that is a fairly severe rim bruise. Don't bother sending it in for a CAC sticker.

CaptHenway

Definitely a rim bump.

1Stock

Would this be a good candidate to send in for grade review?

AUandAG

<< <i>Those coins are heavy and the gold is soft. Sometime in that coin's past someone dropped that coin on a hard surface. I'm surprised PCGS graded it since that is a fairly severe rim bruise. Don't bother sending it in for a CAC sticker. >>

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Also..another question. Is it possible this was net-graded? It's a pretty distracting sight in hand, so I don't think graders would've missed it.

Thanks for your replies thus far.

RYK

<< <i>Would this be a good candidate to send in for grade review? >>


No, it is probably within tolerance for the grade. It may be net graded, hard to say for certain.

1Stock

Thanks RYK! Other than the rim problem, it's a very nice-looking coin, in my opinion. But as lots of folks have mentioned before, now that I've seen it, every time I look at it all I see is the rim dent.