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What Happened To My PCGS MS65 Steel Lincolns?!?!?!
TorinoCobra71
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Oh the Horror:
These Coins were totally problem free before. These coins have TURNED IN THE SLAB.
Anybody got any idea as to what happened?!?!?!?
TorinoCobra71
These Coins were totally problem free before. These coins have TURNED IN THE SLAB.
Anybody got any idea as to what happened?!?!?!?
TorinoCobra71
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--Severian the Lame
Looks like some kind of bacterium.......maybe someone sneezed around the empty slab. The only ones that should be allowed to crack that slab is the CDC in Atlanta!!!
I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide, then question the manner in which I provide it. I prefer you said thank you, and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand to post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to!
it also appears that the slabing room is not following the AQMD's guideline for purification within a lab setting.
No LEED building I'm afraid...
GO GREEN PCGS!!
I would say these SHOULD have been dipped before slabbing
<< <i>You think those coins were dipped before slabbing? >>
I have NO idea. I bought them from a local coin shop RAW about 2-3 years ago. I was down at my bank on Friday doing my semi-annual check of the coins in my lock box and came accross these.......
Is this a case for grade review/PCGS Grade Guarantee? At present, without a doubt, both of these coins would BODYBAG if submitted raw.....
TorinoCobra71
It appears from the photos that the growth was transferred from the slab to the coin since the heaviest growth seems to be on the slabs themselves.
Seriously, that looks like mold you get on Bread!
60 years into this hobby and I'm still working on my Lincoln set!
And of course, PCGS would buy those back in a heartbeat.
Proud recipient of two "You Suck" awards
<< <i>You know, Marty might pay you multiples of what PCGS would pay to buy those back
And of course, PCGS would buy those back in a heartbeat. >>
I was really thinking of adding those to my crud collection!!!
That means the zinc plating on the coins is shot.
I knew it would happen.
Seems like something on the coins or in the holder or storage enviornment helped it grow so fast on those.
It would be interesting if you had a 43 from a different source in a slab stored with them for the same time to see if it was something that the person the coins came from had done to them that speeded it up so much on those or if it was something not on the coins (just the enviornment/storage conditions).
long term then silver, steel, nickel, copper, etc... ;-)
sorry to hear about your misfortune. i could have used one of those
steelies for my wheat album.
a) You stored them in a fire-proof container.... humidity build up that leaked into the cases causing the corrosion.
b) You stored them in a humid place, perhaps the closet in the bathroom?
c) You ticked off the wrong grader and he put a little something on that submission and down graded the coins to a level they wouldnt be worth sending in for a grade review.
d) None of the above.
-David
<< <i>You think those coins were dipped before slabbing? >>
Steel cents bubble in EZ-est... or so I've heard.
Geeezzzzz.....
<< <i>Outch! At least they weren't MS68's. Sorry for your loss. >>
I just got a check from PCGS for an MS68 Steel cent. Although mine had black spots and still looks pretty good and will go into an album.
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Silver is the mortar that binds the bricks of loyalty.
are you sure they weren't run thru the dishwasher?
Tough break on the coins. Find out what PCGS will do for you.
Jerry
Garrow
idea. I mean with the salty air on bad weather days. Perhaps a move to the desert would eliminate some
of those spotting problems. Vegas here we come!
bob
<< <i>These Coins were totally problem free before. These coins have TURNED IN THE SLAB. >>
then they were'nt problem free!
here's a good guess - these coins were dipped in a light acid solution FIRST, in order to clean off discoloration. then they got slabed. the problem is that the dip made the surfaces very reactive, which made them very susceptible to the chemicals that MUST leach out of the flexible rubber gasket inside the slab
dipping steel cents in very dilute acid is a old, old trick to really give them "pizzazz", but it makes them very unstable, too.
K S
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
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<< <i>These Coins were totally problem free before. These coins have TURNED IN THE SLAB. >>
then they were'nt problem free!
here's a good guess - these coins were dipped in a light acid solution FIRST, in order to clean off discoloration. then they got slabed. the problem is that the dip made the surfaces very reactive, which made them very susceptible to the chemicals that MUST leach out of the flexible rubber gasket inside the slab
dipping steel cents in very dilute acid is a old, old trick to really give them "pizzazz", but it makes them very unstable, too.
K S >>
who said we couldn't teach an old dog , new tricks ?
I didn't know that people dipped coins for "pizzazz". I thought it was pure GREED.
hmmm.......... maybe the slabs aren't as inert as i once thought