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TPG Bent Coin Tolerance

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 Posted 01/09/2026  10:24 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add adam126402 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Is there a TPG tolerance/measurement for determining if a coin is bent?

Do the TPGs use some form of tool for determining this, or just an eyeball test?

Just curious as over the years I've seen TPG holdered bent coins. However, most you cannot actually tell that they are bent.

In the example below, to me it looks like something hit this coin hard flattening the devices in the area circled and bending it in the process. Or maybe someone was trying to fix a bend and hammered on it flattening the devices. Who knows.

Any and all feedback on this topic would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Adam

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I would image each is passed through a slot of the corresponding thickness and enough height to cover the entire diameter. However, simply placed on a perfectly flat surface and pressure around the circumference reveals the same result. As for the one shown, perhaps someone (like I myself am guilty) used it as an improvised screwdriver.
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I don't think that it was bent. It would take a great deal of force to bend a Morgan dollar, and that would cause much damage to the rims. Perhaps it was holed and then repaired.
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A shame if it is bent. I really do like the circulation cameo on this one.
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