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TomSwift Valued Member China 171 Posts	Posted 11/06/2015 9:16 pm Take a look at this 1953 cent, graded MS-63 Red by ICCS. It looks like crap. Thumbprints,stains, etc. Don't see any red at all. I would never call this a red coin. What is the actual standard that defines a red coin? (I like how the seller in this adds to the auction that it is a "beautiful coin". Looks like he found it under the kitchen counter. ) http://www.ebay.com/itm/SF-SHOULDER...321912900703? Edited by TomSwift 11/06/2015 9:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Ploopy Pillar of the Community United States 1788 Posts	Posted 11/06/2015 9:20 pm It could have happened in that flip. Report this Post to the Staff
Paulsz Pillar of the Community Canada 2187 Posts	Posted 11/06/2015 9:26 pm It's all an opinion. ICCS is a little more lenient with the "red" designation. Usually anything close to red is red. The coin might have luster for all we know, but the pictures didn't show it. PCGS on the other hand is a lot stricter with the red designation. Which is why red PCGS cents are usually more desirable than ICCS reds. Again, it's all an opinion, but I think anything about "80%" red is a a red Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10458 Posts	Posted 11/06/2015 9:36 pm Grading is a matter of opinion. In my opinion, there is nothing "Red" about that coin... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
john100 Pillar of the Community Canada 5324 Posts	Posted 11/06/2015 11:32 pm That is one ugly ms 63, doesn't even look brown Report this Post to the Staff
Paulsz Pillar of the Community Canada 2187 Posts	Posted 11/07/2015 01:56 am Quote: doesn't even look brown ahaha It's definitely now a pretty coin. I wonder if these can change over time in the holder. I know that ICCS flaps and other TPG holders are not impermeable to vapour so I'm guessing they can change if they aren't stored in low humidity Report this Post to the Staff
DEVLEC Pillar of the Community Canada 3234 Posts	Posted 11/07/2015 09:26 am Quote: Grading is a matter of opinion. In my opinion, there is nothing "Red" about that coin... ..and if you are a regular customer/dealer in the ICCS supply system,..maybe the knife falls in your favor at grading time..( but that's just "an opinion" of mine)... . . Edited by DEVLEC 11/07/2015 09:28 am Report this Post to the Staff
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