Reverse facing up in PCGS holder

twodrhrdtp · October 31, 2006 12:13PM

I won this off teletrade the other day. Was this a mistake in slabbing the coin

coinman420 · October 31, 2006 12:21PM

i don`t think so. its probably because of FBL.

edited to add:

kind of like how the statehood quarter series is slabbed.

WoodenJefferson · October 31, 2006 12:22PM

Since it has FBL designation, the submitter requested tails up in the holder, just a preference..nice Franklin.

GoldenEyeNumismatics · October 31, 2006 12:34PM

you are allowed to request to have the reverse facing up. This is done mostly with coins toned heavily on only one side

BECOKA · October 31, 2006 12:37PM

And here I thought the coin was minted backwards.

airplanenut · October 31, 2006 12:48PM

<< <i>you are allowed to request to have the reverse facing up. This is done mostly with coins toned heavily on only one side >>

That's been my experience. Here's one:

michael · October 31, 2006 1:08PM

request from submitter

which they did way back in late 1990's when this coin was holdered

BAJJERFAN · October 31, 2006 2:08PM

On a recent submission I had 6 out of 8 or 10 Morgan toners come back tails up without even askin. On one after that, nada, zilch, zip, zero, nuttin.

FredWeinberg · November 1, 2006 1:28AM

If you write on the actual submission FLIP
(not on the invoice) ---

"Reverse Up"

That's the best way to make sure the
reverse of your coin is the front side
of the PCGS holder.

Conder101 · November 1, 2006 1:49AM

If you ask they will mount it reverse up, If you don't sometimes they will mount reverse up if there is something special about the reverse. Otherwise they mount them obverse up. Back in the early days of the grading services they would always mount them obverse up even if you specificy asked for them to be reverse up. They made the change in 1999 after the state quarters started coming out and they started getting a LOT of requests for the reverse to be mounted up. (It made sense since all the the differences on the state quarters were on the reverse.)

WoodenJefferson · November 1, 2006 1:57AM

Hey Conder101...not to get OT but there are times my wife will point her finger at me and say, "I'm gonna have them put you in the casket face down so you can see where your headed"

I guess that would be a preference to positioning in a holder?

WWW · November 1, 2006 2:27AM

Here's a tails up Moragn in an older generation PCGS slab:

Conder101 · November 1, 2006 7:35AM

Maybe not too much older. That style lasted through Nov of 1998.

Swampboy · November 1, 2006 9:45AM

Hope this isn't too off topic but maybe someone can tell me if this is common.
This is the one I have and I saw one up for auction like this.
Thanks
This'll be the first pic I've posted, fingers crossed...

etexmike · November 1, 2006 10:07AM

I own several coins with the reverse side holdered out. I like the look with the right coin.

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etexmike

BAJJERFAN · November 1, 2006 10:46AM

<< <i>Hey Conder101...not to get OT but there are times my wife will point her finger at me and say, "I'm gonna have them put you in the casket face down so you can see where your headed" >>

I thought that was so they could kiss your ass one last time.

Too bad they [PCGS] doesn't have two inserts the same so that the label reads the same on both sides. That way when you display your coins in public or in a case at a show you don't have to explain that the gorgeous reverse toner is a 84-o in ms66.

Conder101 · November 1, 2006 9:33PM

If you want that get them graded by SDGS (Silver Dollar Grading Service) out of Texas. They do use the same label on the front and back of the slab.

Connecticoin · November 1, 2006 9:51PM

When I had this coin graded by PCGS, they holdered it reverse-out without me requesting it.

410a · November 1, 2006 10:06PM

Reverse side is pretty cool with a coin like that 58d. That coin is very
attractive with FBlines and toning. The first coin I ever paid big bucks for ($1.50) at a coin shop in Albany, NY was a 58d. Started and
completed a set in Mint State back when the 49S was "key" date.
All Albany commens come reverse side up.

I hate it when a coin is at a 90 degree angle.

Conder101 · November 1, 2006 10:52PM

<< <i>When I had this coin graded by PCGS, they holdered it reverse-out without me requesting it. >>

From my first post

<< <i>If you don't sometimes they will mount reverse up if there is something special about the reverse. >>

Apparently they considered the colors on the reverse enough to make it special.

410a · November 4, 2006 4:09AM

Well, just when I say they all are I get my PCGS submissions today
with the Beaver side (obverse) correct. Never say "they all"
never say never.

Reverse facing up in PCGS holder

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