How Much Do Die Chips Affect A Coin's Grade?

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Oijogja Pillar of the Community United States 715 Posts	Posted 03/18/2017 9:07 pm Just curious. Here is a coin with some serious chippies for reference. What do you think this coin would grade without the chips? Sorry in advance if the pics aren't good enough to be gradeable. Report this Post to the Staff

spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 03/18/2017 9:09 pm Not seeing the pics. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Oijogja Pillar of the Community United States 715 Posts	Posted 03/18/2017 9:09 pm Whoops, forgot the pictures. D'oh. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19944 Posts	Posted 03/19/2017 12:34 am In my experience die chips do not affect the grade. Now, when you get to the 68+ level, that may change. It would probably also depend on how distracting they may be. Graders form an opinion in 5-6 seconds and if they notice the defect, they would probably quickly magnify it to see it was part of the strike, residue or other defect. Generally, minor die cracks and chips are ignored. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Edited by BadThad 03/19/2017 12:35 am Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/19/2017 04:41 am I think that depends on if you collect coins with die chips. It probably doesn't affect the technical grade but would affect the eye appeal grade. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Oijogja Pillar of the Community United States 715 Posts	Posted 03/19/2017 08:25 am Thanks for the input. I had assumed that chips and such would be detractors, something along the lines of a weak strike. I guess I will worry less about these things unless they're quite noticeable -- like the big chips on the reverse of that dime. Report this Post to the Staff
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