PCGS LowBall Registry - AW vs. NW?

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• ziggy29 Posts: 18,668 ✭✭✭

  April 27, 2007 2:45AM

  While I think the concept of finding a slabbable PO-1 coin to be a cool one, I do wonder if the craze can result in yet another form of coin doctoring -- one that takes perfectly good coins in higher grades and wears them down.

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• STONE Posts: 15,275 ✭

  April 27, 2007 2:50AM

  I wouldn't necessarily say coins in high grade (EF and up) would get doctored. Now, if you're speaking aobut moderns, then thats an almost given/ necessity to wear them down to get that low designation.
  
  I don't think much fuss will be had with AW coins. Also, no one will really miss a few modern coins being worn down for this purpose, there's just too many out there.
  
  No one better wear down anything before 1933 with the exception of common dates and most importantly Morgan Dolalrs.

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• JoeLewis Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭✭

  April 27, 2007 2:53AM

  
  
  << <i>I don't think much fuss will be had with AW coins. >>
  
  
  
  I would think the same thing, but then again, look at all the fuss about artificial toning. Isn't it the same thing? At least an AT coin might be able to be dipped and restored, but an AW coin is ruined forever.

  US and British coin collector, and creator of The Ultimate Chuck E. Cheese's and Showbiz Pizza Place Token & Ticket Guide

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• JoeLewis Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭✭

  April 27, 2007 3:09AM

  BTW, I tried to manually wear down a new presedential dollar with my thumb and forefinger. I drive about two hours everyday, and I thought it would be cool to just work on it as I drive. Anyway, about a month later, and the coin looks exactly the same!
  
  It will be interesting to hear of some AW doctor's methods for wearing down a coin without otherwise damaging it.

  US and British coin collector, and creator of The Ultimate Chuck E. Cheese's and Showbiz Pizza Place Token & Ticket Guide

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• PerryHall Posts: 46,868 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 27, 2007 3:10AM

  AW will get a body bag for being cleaned. It's very difficult to artificailly wear down a coin and have it still look natural. Get a coin and wear it down and then try to get it slabbed and you will see what I mean.

  Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
  "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
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• JoeLewis Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭✭

  April 27, 2007 10:50AM

  Anyone got a good way to wear down a coin, but still keep it gradeable?

  US and British coin collector, and creator of The Ultimate Chuck E. Cheese's and Showbiz Pizza Place Token & Ticket Guide

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• Zoins Posts: 34,401 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 27, 2007 10:52AM

  
  
  << <i>Anyone got a good way to wear down a coin, but still keep it gradeable? >>
  
  Hire some Chinese farmers?

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• MORGANHUNTER2 Posts: 4,473 ✭

  April 27, 2007 11:05AM

  Try a dryer- old one that you don't use for clothing anymore- add a couple of rocks- smoothe edged, and let er tumble away...
  
  3 days aught to do it.

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• AUandAG Posts: 24,941 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 27, 2007 11:22AM

  
  
  << <i>Anyone got a good way to wear down a coin, but still keep it gradeable? >>
  
  
  
  There is a time tested surefire way: spend it. Maybe someday you will see it
  again and go WOW, it worked!

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• PerryHall Posts: 46,868 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 27, 2007 5:24PM

  A couple of years ago, there was a board member who collected really low grade coins. He offered $1,000 for a Poor-01 Ike dollar in a PCGS slab. The offer was never collected on.

  Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
  "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
  "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

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