How much does pitting hurt grades?

KISHU1 · August 28, 2006 11:39AM

I see many early copper coins like this 1803 with pitting, how bad does it hurt the grading of such a coin? Or would you just call it enviormental damage.

MacCrimmon · August 28, 2006 11:44AM

Net AG3-Scudzy. Sharpness grade is very difficult due to the corrosion present.

Pitting/corrosion and the deduction is highly subjective (but figure 5 points for micro-granularity up to 20-25 poits for an extreme case), even moreso than strict surface grading. That said, yours is also a coin which was dug from the earth.

Leiana · August 28, 2006 11:46AM

What's the red stuff?

-Amanda

KISHU1 · August 28, 2006 11:59AM

Bought this coin a long time ago as a boy and I wanted a real old coin real cheap, it cost $2. The red does not show up under normal light, only when I adjusted the brightness then it became visible. This is one of a few coins I have kept over the years and it brings back fond memories.

Frank

Cam40 · August 28, 2006 12:07PM

wow, thats alot of corrosion there.
before it became buried and dug back up the grade
may have been about a good vf from some of the detail
i see left.
i,d buy that for $2 !

How much does pitting hurt grades?

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