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Weak Edge Lettering vs Partial Edge Lettering
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Does anybody on the forums know where to go to get guidance on exactly what constitutes the difference between Weak Edge Lettering and Partial Edge Lettering on the Presidential Dollars??
It seems to me that there must be some absolute definition somewhere.
Missing Edge Lettering = All of the Edge lettering is missing (DUH!)
Partial Edge Lettering = At least one or more letters are missing (Completely missing or only half missing??) (What?)
Weak Edge Lettering = ________________________________
The difference between partial and weak must have some absolute guidlines. In other words, if the lettering is lightly impressed, is that Weak? (Possibly but PCGS doesn't seem to think so.......)
How about if part of a letter is missing? Is that Weak or Partial? I mean, if only half the letter is there it's partial right? Or would that be weak?
Anybody know for sure??
It seems to me that there must be some absolute definition somewhere.
Missing Edge Lettering = All of the Edge lettering is missing (DUH!)
Partial Edge Lettering = At least one or more letters are missing (Completely missing or only half missing??) (What?)
Weak Edge Lettering = ________________________________
The difference between partial and weak must have some absolute guidlines. In other words, if the lettering is lightly impressed, is that Weak? (Possibly but PCGS doesn't seem to think so.......)
How about if part of a letter is missing? Is that Weak or Partial? I mean, if only half the letter is there it's partial right? Or would that be weak?
Anybody know for sure??
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The name is LEE!
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<< <i>Anybody know for sure?? >>
Ken Potter?
Now, I suppose you could have a very nice struck coin, nice strong edge lettering, but if for some reason, a letter is missing, and it has a nice unblemished edge, its a partial
You can have a very weakly lettered edge coin, with half of all the letters gone, all the way around the coin, and its a weak, not a partial, since there are portions of all the letters visible. You would think it would be a partial but it isnt.
You can have a weak edge lettered coin with complete lettering visible all around the coin, and these are the tough ones, because i have seen weak, weaker, and weakest types, and where the weakest get the label--the weak sometimes fail and half or less of the weaker coins grade out. Weak edge labels are the toughest crapshoot--it almost depends on the grader and if he is in the mood to attribute weak edges that day.
I would like for PCGS to publish exact standards so those of us that do not know could possibly save some submission fee's. I've wasted more than I care to admit too and I'm getting a bit tired of it!
Examples.
I would think the above qualify for Weak just from a visual comparison.
The name is LEE!
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the mint really needs to lose the edge lettering. it's nothing more than a nuisance and a mint blunder!!