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Pillar of the Community
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So they turn their head because it's very rare?
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So they turn their head because it's very rare? Yep, if that had been a common piece it would have been bodybagged. |
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PCGS does that all the time. Extremely rare coins get a pass.
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Pillar of the Community
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I think many of the TPG's tend to overlook cleaning on coins worn more than EF condition. ANd as to a rare date, I think they would be more inclined to want it in their holder vs a competitor TPG. My opinion for what it's worth. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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This is just one more reason that I shun PCGS ... discriminatory grading. IMHO, that coin's beyond having a simple cleaning. It's been harshly scrubbed/whizzed. Maybe, the next time it appears in the marketplace, it'll have a sticker affixed?
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Pillar of the Community
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I can't see past the hairlines all over the coin to see if the original surface looks cleaned or not.
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Pillar of the Community
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It is certainly scratched beyond belief. The extreme scratching dropped that coin a lot of points down to the grade they gave. I can go with this grade, but it should be a details "harsh cleaning" coin.
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I can go with this grade, but it should be a details "harsh cleaning" coin. Yes, but back when that was graded PCGS was not doing detail grading. They weren't even doing Genuine slabs yet. At that time problem coins were bodybagged, as this coin should have been. |
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I bet a dealer that deals directly with PCGS got it slabbed. They can get away with things like that, since PCGS knows that dealer will keep sending in lots of coins.
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reaffirms my faith in buying only slabbed coins to avoid getting "stuck" with a problem coin.
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its a nice coin if you dont look at it.
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Looks like the field has a graffiti shield to the left of her arm. Classic TPG overmarket grading.  |
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Good eye biggfredd! I never noticed that. Wow!
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