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Addictedtocoins
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Will pcgs let you know if a coin is a double die if you miss it on the coin ?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
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The name is LEE!
<< <i>That's interesting. If someone places an order to get their coins graded and their main reason is just to get the coins graded and protect them from being damaged, and they miss the fact that one or more is a double die. They would have to realize that fact on their own without being notified? >>
Yes.
This is really what makes variety collecting exciting since doubled dies come in all shapes and types. Some are simply "in your face" while others require some serious scrutiny.
As a collector, it's my responsibility to know what I have. PCGS's business has always been coin grading, not coin attribution.
Some coins have an incredible amount of doubled dies. For example, the 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar has 38 different DDO's and 24 different DDR's. Since attribution is different than grading, attribution is only addressed when the submitter pays for the service AND PCGS only attributes specific varieties.
While I'd like PCGS to be different, I also understand that keeping track of the thousands of different doubled die coins which exists across all different series and denominations is a formidable task which is addressed by different variety services and not grading services.
The name is LEE!