TPG MS-69 Received with Damage-Help
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I purchased via the internet from a dealer, two modern US gold coins that were listed on the internet as being graded MS-69 in a TPG holder. Neither coin was imaged on the internet. Both were sold close to their bullion value.
On the first coin, at about 6 o'clock on the obverse edge of the coin is a large indentation that looks like something struck the edge of the coin. It is a semi-circle in shape. Is this acceptable for a MS-69 coin?
The second coin had a small sliver of either paper or cardboard on the inside of the holder on the obverse side of the coin. Does the foreign object in the holder de-grade the potential resale value of the coin and also jeopardize the surface of the coin?
On the first coin, at about 6 o'clock on the obverse edge of the coin is a large indentation that looks like something struck the edge of the coin. It is a semi-circle in shape. Is this acceptable for a MS-69 coin?
The second coin had a small sliver of either paper or cardboard on the inside of the holder on the obverse side of the coin. Does the foreign object in the holder de-grade the potential resale value of the coin and also jeopardize the surface of the coin?
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<< <i>If the TPG isn't PCGS then the first flaw sounds certainly acceptable by their standards. Debris in the holder doesn't change the grade at all. Even 70s often have a little dust in them. --Jerry >>
so much for hermeticly(sp) sealed uh?
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<< <i>If the TPG isn't PCGS then the first flaw sounds certainly acceptable by their standards. Debris in the holder doesn't change the grade at all. Even 70s often have a little dust in them. --Jerry >>
so much for hermeticly(sp) sealed uh? >>
Slabs are not hermetically sealed, nor are they claimed to be. They are not waterproof either.
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
got any pics?
You don't have a big problem!
<< <i>If the TPG isn't PCGS then the first flaw sounds certainly acceptable by their standards. Debris in the holder doesn't change the grade at all. Even 70s often have a little dust in them. --Jerry >>
Modern bullion coins are very common with (rim dings) and graded ms69 by pcgs. I recently purchased a pcgs ms69 gold buffalo from a forum member here that had a HUGE rim ding.
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You don't have a big problem! >>
What he said!