Ike Dollar Counterstamped With Reagan Inauguration

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nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15559 Posts	Posted Yesterday 06:14 am I know we've discussed these before, but how does this counterstamped coin obtain a straight MS68 grade? To me the application of the large counterstamp automatically makes this a Details coin, regardless of how tasteful or even valuable the counterstamp may be. https://www.greatcollections.com/Co...ar-ICG-MS-68 BTW - any interest jbuck? It's currently priced at 1 Ike. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff

HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25685 Posts	Posted Yesterday 08:21 am nickelsearcher, I agree. This is yet another example of TPG inconsistency. If a coin has marks applied outside of the mint it deserves a details grade. There were quite a few discussions about such coins back when the privy-marked American Silver Eagles were released. I remember that a certain TV coin huckster began peddling ASEs marked with his flavor of counterstamp. He called it a privy and convinced one of the TPGs to assign them MS-70 grades in special slabs. TPGs are only in it for the money. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190071 Posts	Posted Yesterday 08:52 am I would not call is MS68 because it is not mint state. I would not call it Details because that would be insulting to counter stamp collectors. I believe they should have left the label ungraded like they do for other specialty items. Either way, I am tempted to bid. Thank you for sharing the like, NS. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
srs77 Pillar of the Community United States 3260 Posts	Posted Yesterday 09:01 am Interesting coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 75184 Posts	Posted Yesterday 11:34 am I agree with you, nickelsearcher. It shouldn't straight grade with that counterstamp. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
I6609 Pillar of the Community United States 1233 Posts	Posted Yesterday 3:28 pm You can see the indent on the obverse side created by the strike to the reverse. Personally part of it is who is grading the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Mkirch Valued Member United States 65 Posts	Posted Yesterday 3:39 pm Meh. Modern counterstamps just don't appeal to me. Even if they are of this type. I can't help but see them as PMD. Report this Post to the Staff
ratman4762 Pillar of the Community United States 2523 Posts	Posted Yesterday 11:03 pm Mel Wacks counterstamps are collectible in their own right. I'm not going to pass judgement on whether they should straight grade or not, but there are a lot of counterstamps both older and newer out there that are graded. If they are slabbed in such a way that says that they are grading the counterstamp and the coin that it's stamped on is more or less just the planchet.....I don't have a problem with it. Report this Post to the Staff
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