What US Type coin gets the most "Genuine" designation?
topstuf
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Not for any particular fault, but just in general which type do you think gets gennied most often?
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As a percentage of those submitted, or in total?
In total, I would suspect Large Cents (if you can include the whole run as a series).
As a percentage, probably some other scarce critter like early gold, flowing hair or early draped half dimes or dimes, something like that.
I'm thinking "in total" as rarer types wouldn't be indicative of which would most OFTEN be "Genuine."
But then maybe it SHOULD be as percentage.
....I.... seem to see Bust Dollars as the one I encounter most.
But then I'm not that "into" copper.
Oh heck, whichever you think would be interesting. Total or %
I would suspect gold coins in general..............genuine, details, 'cleaned', JMO
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colonials (if you call them US Type coins)
I would say that you would find the most "genuine" rated coins in the early U.S. Large Cent series. Those coins were made of "pure copper" (or what passed for pure copper at the first mint) and were very prone to corrosion. The corroded coins were left as they were or sometimes cleaned, smoothed and often re-colored. Either way you end up with a "genuine" coin.
The early half cents are just as prone to such problems, but their lower mintages result in fewer coins at all levels, graded or "genuine."