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Steve Ott New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 09/16/2025 2:43 pm A lot of times, I see posts showing a very obvious error. Replies always say 'send that in for grading'. Well, when the grading company does not recognize that error/variety, what good does it do to have the coin graded? For instance, the American Women series of quarters has a lot of errors, but no one (PCGS, NGC, or ANACS) recognizes/attributes them! So, how do you get an error attributed and recognized? Report this Post to the Staff

coin rejector Pillar of the Community United States 2829 Posts	Posted 09/16/2025 2:59 pm TPG's will recognize real errors (off center, rotated dies, split planchet, wrong planchet, etc.) "IF" one pays the extra for the attribution. Alot of times I see new members think they have errors but in actuality they have a damaged coin or die event, such as a die crack or die chip. Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4587 Posts	Posted 09/16/2025 3:43 pm ANACS and ICG will -generally- recognize anything you can find in a reference book/site. Reach out to customer service to confirm. However, certified errors rarely earn back the certification costs. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 09/16/2025 6:43 pm Are you talking about mint errors? Or mechanical errors on the certification labels? Die cracks, chips, Cuds, etc are minor mint varieties. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 09/16/2025 8:37 pm Quote: A lot of times, I see posts showing a very obvious error. Replies always say 'send that in for grading'. Here at CCF, I mostly see this recommendation when the OP won't listen to us tell them that they actually don't have an error but damage instead. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Steve Ott New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 09/17/2025 08:09 am Thanks for the answers guys! Really appreciate it. Gives me something to think about and try to research more. Many thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
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