Unprofessional Coin Grading Service

Whoa, thats Treason!

Like ed said it's hard to believe but not out of the realm of possibility I guess. Looks like standard brown ike heat haze but to reveal itself during a submission is strange. Did you just crack it out before sending it in? Maybe it reacted with the atmosphere?

Yikes! Keep us updated on your communications. I would feel absolutely gutted! Hope they work it out for you.

Call, they will make it right. What grade did they give it?

edweather - it's true - I would not waste my time or money sending in a coin that looks like this to get graded. When I called them, they said to send an email with pictures of the coin in the slab so they could see what I was talking about. I am going to send the email this morning and await their reply. Well, the other problems I had were a matter of opinion, but, 2 coins graded a few points less than I felt they deserved, and 2 coins I felt deserved "CAM" on the label.

Cascade - No, I didn't just crack it out of government packaging before sending it in. I actually bought a whole roll of 1973-S silver proof Eisenhowers, (came in a plastic tube) picked out the best one, and sent it out to be graded. So I don't know how long ago it was popped out of govt packaging, but it was in my possession for 2 or 3 months and it hadn't changed like that.

BadThad - Please see my reply to edweather about calling them.
-They graded it PR65DCAM. The one I sent in I thought would grade 68DCAM, hoping for 69DCAM though.

Coinfrog - No, I didn't specify silver or "clad" on the submission sheet. Since that part said "optional," I didn't fill it out and assumed they would mark down what it was correctly. I mean, all they had to do was look at the edge to determine if it was silver or not.

Wow. To say I am going to pay close attention to this thread is a grave understatement.

UPDATE - they emailed me back, I sent the coin back (they will reimburse me shipping cost, and aren't charging me any fees to look at the coin) They will receive the coin today, and what they do from there....I don't know. I don't know how they can possibly fix it.