Coin crooked in PCGS holder?
Spartcom5
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I know this may sound picky but one of my coins I had graded a month ago is sitting crooked in the PCGS bezel. It is somewhat hard to notice when looking at it in person but it does make it pretty hard to photograph. The coin itself is a 1895-S Morgan FR02. What can I do about this? I also would like some trueviews if I did have it reholdered but am not sure if I want to pay to have it reholdered as well.
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Hold it by the angle and tap lightly on the bottom corner and adjust accordingly. Good luck!
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It's not like the coins in the old rattlers that rotate, it's tilted..... hard to explain but its just not flat in the holder if that makes sense. I think it's because the coin is so much thinner than the average Morgan. If I did opt for trueviews would I have to send it back in and pay for reholder + the trueview? How does that work?
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If you have a sonic tooth brush you could try vibrating it to see if it levels out. Otherwise, send it back for re-holder and some pics.
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I know the OP's frustration. The coin is not seated in the gasket so the coin is not parallel to the face of the slab.
I have one like this in an NGC holder and no method I have tried will straighten it.
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I've had this problem with a thin coin tilted in a slab. Sometimes you can straighten it out by slamming the slab against a flat surface such as a wooden table top.
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The coin is straight. It's the slab that's crooked.
I know exactly what you're talking about and have tried everything to the point of chipping the slab with no success.
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There are two different situations being discussed here---a coin that's rotated in the holder and a coin that is tilted in the holder. I believe the OP is having a problem with the second situation rather than the first situation. A vibrating toothbrush won't help with a tilted coin.
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Agreed. I have a Lord Baltimore six pence that is crooked in the holder, which is an expensive coin, and I don't want to mess with it. I don't think I can fix it.
Other than slamming the slab around, thought maybe the sonic would be worth a try. I understand he's not talking about a rotated coin.
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The coin is seated in the holder on an angle... that is very different from a rotated coin. If the shock of striking the holder, flat, on a table will not move it, then sending it in for reholder is the only option left.... an expensive solution to satisfy OCD...
However, if you want TruViews, then go for it... Cheers, RickO
Coin rotated in holder: Tap corner of slab on table until you figure out which corner makes it rotate the desired direction.
Coin tilted in holder: Slap front or back of slab on large coffee table book with some force.
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Spartcom5, The exact thing happened to one of my coins on my recent PCGS Submission.
I called Customer service and they fixed it for free.
I would try to slam the slab onto a surface such as a large book (Try not to break it). If that doesn't work, send it to PCGS and have it re-holdered.
By "for free" do you mean they paid for shipping and insurance both ways?
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Yes they did, PCGS customer service is awesome!!!!!!
Ideally if you attend a major coin show where PCGS is set up for show grading you could drop it off at their table and pick it up a few hours later.
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Usually works. I am stickler won’t bid on coins rotated way off in slab. But:
Did this w coin off eBay slightly rotated only made worse as would go in only one direction. Should have left alone.
Got reholdered w some others saving for the reholder bus.
Use an electric toothbrush placed against edge of slab to vibrate coin into place.
I have faced this numerous times. As @PerryHall said, rapping it flat on a hard surface sometimes works. Before I go there I try to rap one edge on each slab side to get the coin to move.
If both methods fail, I give up. To get the coin properly level for in-focus images I shim the low end of the slab.
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Put the holder on a flat, horizontal table. Gradually turn (rotate) the holder until the coin is level (or however you prefer it). Drive a nail through the holder into the table. (Use two nails and a nail gun if you are really worried about movement. Also add some silicone caulk around the edge.) Now it will always be upright and look normal to you.
But -- I've no suggestions for getting the table into your album or safe deposit box.
When I have these problems I usually go down to Home Depot looking for the right tool for the job; they and Walmart have a good return policy so you can "experiment" to your heart's delight until you get it right, lol. There are many tools that might do the job in hardware or in the regular appliance section at Walmart. I don't know what the grading services guarantees really cover, so be careful not to actually damage the holder and thus void the guarantee....
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Someone had to say it, the next step is getting past the small hits and lines, etc, that all coins have and put the focus on a coins positive attributes.
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In the video, I think the bigger problem is that the coin is fuzzy....that cannot be fixed by ruining a stack of paper.
What do you do when only one side is rotated?
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Overholdered?