Test for a Bent Silver Dollar?
moosesr
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I had a Morgan come back from one of the grading services with a net grade because the coin was bent. I cracked out the coin and placed it on our granite counter top and sure enough the coin was obviously not perfectly flat, it wobbled a little when I pressed on a side near the edge. The coin didn't have any signs of uneven wear and I never thought about trying to check to see if it was bent before I sent it in for grading.
Does anyone know exactly how the grading services check for a bent coin and if they check all the coins they grade?
Thanks!
Does anyone know exactly how the grading services check for a bent coin and if they check all the coins they grade?
Thanks!
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I've wondered about this too, since all the pictures showing the raw coins waiting to be graded are on velvet trays. Thus, I believe there are a series of tests they perform, which are probably considered to be trade secrets, and thus not advertised to the public.
I also wonder how they determine which early dollars have been holed and plugged, or otherwise repaired.
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Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
<< <i>It's easy to check to see if a coin is bent. Lay it on a piece of glass and see if you can make it rock. >>
Just don't use "Antique Glass" its wavy.....
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