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Posted 03/11/2021 01:45 am
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...but there must be something for all involved at PCSG to make that coin a noFG variety.
...but there must be something for all involved at PCSG to make that coin a noFG variety.
I can only guess from their multiple times of breaking of their own rules, that either they are NOT doing what they claim and assigning expert Kennedy specialist graders, or else the graders simply look at the variety attribution the person sending in the coins is PAYING PCGS to assigning on the label, and don't worry about whether or not they see the initial (as in "no trace").
1966 SMS No FG:
Note some of the 1966 No FGs do look pretty devoid of the FG, but I just went back and viewed all the ones listed on PCGS:
https://www.PCGS.com/coinfacts/coin...mages/411636
I noticed every single 1966 SMS No FG listed on which you can clearly see the "initials area" (which is almost all of them), there is a small dot where the tail end of the G is located on a normal half. When you zoom in on all those pics, and compare them to a normal FG 1966, you can see the dot is exactly where the G's end would be and also see a very, very faint G outline where it was polished off.
So it appears the 1966 No FG SMS is also a polishing issue and not an actual die error. The sub-devices though are not all that polished-off looking, but I am assuming the SMS coins, like proofs were double struck and so the strike looks better (comments please coop)?
1972-D No FG:
I took a fast look at the 1972-D No FGs again and found the sub-details surrounding the "initials area" are pretty worn on these. Hence it seem like the 1972-D is not a true error either. Just die polishing.
Some of these seem not to have a trace of the polished off initials.
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I have Kennedy's with no F and some with no G. They also look like a poorly minted half dollar. So with that much polishing of the die, would you even consider having a coin like that graded?
I have Kennedy's with no F and some with no G. They also look like a poorly minted half dollar. So with that much polishing of the die, would you even consider having a coin like that graded?
Since the companies have a terrible track record of calling many coins with obvious remnants, and sometimes full letters, a No FG variety, I personally would not send one in for grading. After all, unless you just like to collect slabs or just like the holders, the only other reason to slab a coin is to try to make a profit when selling.
Slabbed coins can bring a premium with sold...and as in the case of the not-really-no No FG halves get taken for sometimes thousand depending on the grade on the slab.
Real No FGs:
So what makes a literal No FG error?
With the new info above, it seems the 1982 P No FG is the only true mint error No FG since it appears the die never had the initials engraved into it. When looking at the listed ones on PCGS, some can be found with decent details in the "initials area," hence die polishing was not the culprit.
...but if a half of another date was made where the initial were polished off, and there is no trace whatsoever, then the half has actually does not have an FG. But I think it would be good if these were labeled as "Polished Off Initials," or "Polished off FG," instead of simply calling them a No FG and confusing them with actual errors.
How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash?
Download and read: Grading the graders
Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves
https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2
Download and read: Grading the graders
Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves
https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2
