shiny dots in pcgs slabs?

Absolution · December 13, 2011 12:47PM

For a 70 grade coin to have a few dot spots that are shiny? Can only notice them at certain angles but pretty sure it's the coin and not the case.

I am not sure if I am being harsh when looking at the coin through a jeweler's glass and naked eye but when I compare it to my 2011-P 25th PCGS PR70 with no flaws I expect all 70s to look like that.

Absolution · December 13, 2011 1:16PM

Or stuff inside like hair etc.

lkeigwin · December 13, 2011 2:14PM

Send it in for a free spot review. No harm.
Lance.

GRANDAM · December 13, 2011 2:25PM

What you are describing sounds like frost breaks and don't typically effect the grade unless they are severe as this is an "as struck" condition.

GrandAm

airplanenut · December 13, 2011 2:25PM

That may well be mint frost, which has become quite prevalent on moderns such as state quarters. While in theory proof fields are prefect mirrors, many newer coins are being made with small metal flow marks in the fields, similar to the flow lines that give uncirculated coins their lustre. My understanding is that this is a part of the minting process and not considered damage, and I've seen many PCGS and NGC coins showing this effect. Here's an example of a piece where the effect is very dramatic:

Absolution · December 13, 2011 2:41PM

Ouch ok yeah it has that but definitely nowhere near that. Someone was saying it's damage to the coin if it's a small reflective dot so I got worried.

Absolution · December 13, 2011 3:21PM

So does this mean you could technically have 4 frost breaks or so on a coin and it can still grade a 70?

messydesk · December 13, 2011 3:23PM

As struck. Frost breaks are part of the die, unless we're talking about an actual scrape to the coin. When the graders see a bunch of sets, the same frost break will be on all the coins.

shiny dots in pcgs slabs?

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