1878-S Trade Dollar... You Vs. PCGS - Page 2

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sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 11/15/2014 3:41 pm Scratches? Always a possibility when photographing a permanently cased coin. Plastic is even softer than metal. Next thing we will have to find out is how to grade slabs! And how to protect and store them. Report this Post to the Staff
Connor Pillar of the Community United States 2130 Posts	Posted 11/15/2014 3:51 pm Isn't there something out there that removes scratches from slabs? Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 11/15/2014 4:47 pm Usually I can see the shadow of the slab scratch, this one threw me off. First guess was VF35, but I think it also looked liked an old cleaning I didn't think PCGS would count, so I lowered my grade guess by 5 points due to that. At a clean grade on the slab I would still think this coin should be slightly discounted a little bit due to the darkness of color and the slightly rough surfaces. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
zxcccxz Pillar of the Community Canada 5417 Posts	Posted 11/15/2014 9:28 pm VF-30 Details. Scratch. Report this Post to the Staff
Connor Pillar of the Community United States 2130 Posts	Posted 11/15/2014 10:03 pm I am going to take a picture of the reverse from a different angle so everyone can see the scratches are on the slab soon. Report this Post to the Staff
wheatchaser140 Pillar of the Community United States 2368 Posts	Posted 11/16/2014 07:14 am This isn't a series I study, but I think PCGS got the grade right. It doesn't look cleaned to me, just looks like the typical surfaces of a mid-grade circulated coin. I can also tell that the mark on the reverse is on the slab, not the coin. The dark line is a shadow, if you look closely one can see the scratch on the plastic itself, slightly above the dark line. I like the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2012 Pillar of the Community United States 8137 Posts	Posted 11/17/2014 09:48 am If the slab is cracked, could you send it in to get reholdered? Report this Post to the Staff
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