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One of the coins I sent in to be graded by a popular company has made a mistake. No it is not under cutting the grade or saying it was cleaned (another story for later). In this case it was a Morgan dollar and the date on the slab is incorrect. (For now, I will not show or tell which company that did this.) Would this be classified as an error? I know it is a mistake but, in the Coin World is it an "error"? *** Edited by Staff to clarify topic title. Please put as much info in the title as you can, they are very important. *** |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'm not sure if a typo on the label brings much premium, if any.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
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No added value for a "Clerical error". IMHO
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New Member
United States
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I don't care much about the value of it. Does this happen often? I was thinking it is just not common. The rarity seems to fit into an error classification. Just not into one of the minted coin errors. What is the frequency of this type of mistake? I plan to hold on to it.
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Valued Member
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No one cares about a typo on the label, other than it's a nuisance. It doesn't add any monetary value or interest to the coin or the slab. And no, and not considered an "error," that term is essentially exclusive to an issue with the actual coin.
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 If you want to really be technical, it is a packaging error.It is not common or uncommon,it just sometimes happens. John1  |
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I, personally, would not want to buy a certified coin with the wrong date on the label.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Would be fun to see a photo, eventually...
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Call customer service, and they will send you a pre-paid label to correct their mechanical error, at least if it's one of the five reputable TPGs. (ANACS, CACG, ICG, NGC, PCGS). They don't want slabs with mechanical (clerical) errors out there either. If it's not one of the reputable TPGs <A> they probably don't care <B> if they're still in business next week, they might fix it. or not. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Agree with all of the above. I would just return it and have it corrected. Data entry errors happen.
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Forum Dad
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Here's a coin with the wrong coin identified AND a CAC. Talk about lack of attention to detail. Note the CAC sticker was added after this picture was taken.  |
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United States
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The coin was graded by one of the top reputable compaines. I don't want them to correct it. I prefer to keep it as it is for a conversation piece. It is not intended to be a slam on the company. Mistakes happen. I use them often and have never had a coin mislabled. I judge by the responses to my question that it is more common than I first thought. I must have been lucky in the past to have never had such a mistake. I never thought it would be considered a coin error. Thanks for everyones comments.
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@jimbucks the cert lookup on both NGC and CAC show that one as 3CS, and the NGC photo also shows 3CS, but a different generation slab. Somebody had it fixed.
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