what does mean when i coin come back from pcgs as altered surface
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Altered Surfaces
Adding anything to the surface of the coin to either "improve" its appearance or to cover marks. Surface alteration methods include adding dental wax, putty, lacquer, nose grease, etc. "Thumbing" is the application of a putty-like material to fill in marks, scratches, and other defects or to haze over portions of the coin. Coatings (such as lacquer), while intended to protect coins, result in a No Grade because it is impossible to determine the quality of the underlying surfaces.
https://www.pcgs.com/grades#grade94
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thanks hemispherical.
Your welcome. Please post a pic of the coin/slab.
cant upload now. but soon
Altered surfaces can also mean 'metal movement', to change a date or add a mint mark for example.... Cheers, RickO
I think they call that "tooling".
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@PerryHall .... Correct terminology... though I have seen tooling (when only done to firm up details) referred to as altered surfaces.... Thanks for pointing that out though.... Cheers, RickO
Actually @ricko you are half correct. Sure, altered surface can refer to anything UNNATURAL that is done to a coin by the hand of man but a naturally corroded coin also has an "altered surface." Generally, natural occurring alterations have been given names such as toning and corrosion. PMD, cleaning, and scratches which also alter the surface have specific names to describe them also.
EDIT: I forgot to add that changing the design on a coin (date, mint, etc.) is an "Alteration."
Bottom line: As @Hemispherical posted, when a TPGS uses A/S it usually refers to adding anything to the surface of the coin to improve its appearance or hide something.
This is NOT CORRECT: "Thumbing" is the application of a putty-like material to fill in marks, scratches, and other defects or to haze over portions of the coin.
Actually it is the application of skin oils ONLY!
Good to know..
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To me, "Altered Surface" is the most unspecific of all body bag terms. The few times I have received such rejections the coins were either immediately resubmitted as is, or given a quickie dip then resubmitted. All have come back in problem-free holders.
"what does mean when i coin come back from pcgs as altered surface"
It means that you shouldn't have bought it.
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That's because a proper dip will remove many of the substances applied to a coin to alter its surface.
Disagree....somewhat. It means you should not have submitted it. There are very rare coins that are saleable with altered surfaces.