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PCGS Errors - anyone collect them?

I happened to have won one recently on EBay - the seller didn't realize it I guess. I didn't pay any kind of premium for it. This is one where the holder lists an 1886 but the coin is an 1896.

The holdered coin was worth the same as the one on the label, so no big rip, just an error slab.

Anyone think there is a market for them?
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    RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Anyone think there is a market for them? >>



    Nope. Too common.

    Russ, NCNE
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    RampageRampage Posts: 9,661 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Some people collect them, some do not. I do not collect them. They are simply technical/typographical errors and are worth nothing of a premium. In fact, if you ever wanted to get the error fixed, you will have to spend the money to send the coins in to get corrected.
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    << <i>Anyone think there is a market for them? >>



    Nope. Too common.

    Russ, NCNE >>




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    Russ beat me to the punch.

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    << <i>Anyone think there is a market for them? >>



    Nope. Too common.

    Russ, NCNE >>



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    DRUNNERDRUNNER Posts: 3,945 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I do . . .

    I collect both PCGS and NGC holder errors . . . don't have that many . . a half dozen or so. Obviously harder to find.

    I've posed this question before on the Boards . . . never really found much interest, but I'm going to try one or two on ebay soon just to see. My two best are a classic Commem mislabeled as a different Commem, and another that is a pop 1/3 coin mislabeled . . and a pop 4/6 coin when appropriately labeled . . . !!!

    A couple other common misdates like the one you wrote about. Paid up for the Commem (from an ex ANA-President) but the rest were fairly close to retail.

    Sold the only one I shouldn't have . . . a 1907 Indian in an ANACS 63BN old holder. It was a circ no better than VF 20. It was fun to show that one off. Appropriately labeled, just wildly off on grade.

    After posing these questions on the Board, I believe ebay is the way to go . . . or "send them back for re-holdering". Uh . . . yeah.

    Drunner
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    Interest varies depending on how extreme the error is both in how for off the description is from the actual coin, and how great a difference there is between the value of what the label would be and what the coin is. For example if you have an 1881-S Morgan and the label says 1882-S there is just a little "Oh that's cute" interest. If you have an 1883-CC Morgan MS-66 DMPL labeled 1893-CC MS-66 DMPL then it is a LOT more interesting because of the huge jump in value between those two.

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