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Interesting 1853 Double Eagle - Details revealed....
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Does anyone see a reason why this coin should be excluded from receiving a no-problem numeric grade?
I'll reveal the details later...
Ok, we have a smart class...
Can you believe this got slabbed? For anyone who's gotten a "Details" grade or bodybag for a small staple scratch, this makes you scream.
From a Heritage auction and yes both photos appear in the auction:
I'll reveal the details later...
Ok, we have a smart class...
Can you believe this got slabbed? For anyone who's gotten a "Details" grade or bodybag for a small staple scratch, this makes you scream.
From a Heritage auction and yes both photos appear in the auction:
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Still can't quite make out what it says....
<< <i>Still can't quite make out what it says....
It says "I can't believe NGC graded this. Congratulations to the lucky submitter".
<< <i>thanks for the info, but couldn't someone have split open the slab and put another of the same year in, they are common no, but how could ngc miss such a blatant issue so i vote a crack job or not real? >>
I agree.
In their halfhearted defence, I'll say that it isn't that difficult to overlook on some coins. I once had a Seated quarter with an inscription that you could only see when it was at a particular angle to the light. Very, very faint. And yet in scans and most photos, the graffiti on that piece jumped right out. It was actually fairly ornate script- somebody's name. I thought it was kind of neat.
I suspect this piece is like that. Which doesn't excuse them from overlooking it, but I can see how it might have gotten past 'em if they weren't paying full attention. ('Twas probably graded on a Monday morning, before everyone had had their coffee.)
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.