Question About PCGS "genuine" Coding

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funcitypapa Valued Member United States 76 Posts	Posted 04/20/2010 3:22 pm On coins that slab but are not graded by PCGS, I am used to seeing a numerical notation beofre the slash indicating the type of defect that made the coin non gradable. Occaisionally, however, instead of a number between 90 and 99 I see the letters, "GN". I cannot find any mention on the PCGS site as to what that refers to. Can anyone on the forum explain what this means? Thank you. Report this Post to the Staff

funcitypapa Valued Member United States 76 Posts	Posted 04/20/2010 5:54 pm I am assuming theat GN refers to the genuine category. The question is if PCGS can't denote the damage by one of their grading codes, why is the coin not graded. Either the defect can be listed or it can't---in my opinion. Report this Post to the Staff
johnny54321 Rest in Peace United States 4849 Posts	Posted 04/20/2010 6:09 pm Not sure, but I thought that PCGS at one point offered a service for authentication purposes only(before they used problem codes). Maybe GN just means genuine in this case if the submitter only cared about authentication. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187914 Posts	Posted 04/21/2010 1:59 pm I am not sure why they would not include the code, but Johnny might be correct (it predates the use of the codes). If anyone wants to know more about the codes, here are two previous posts regarding the PCGS genuine codes: https://goccf.com/t/55240#434634 https://goccf.com/t/42535#336809 Here is the chart: 82 = Filed Rims 83 = Peeling Lamination 84 = Holed and Plugged 90 = Not Genuine 91 = Questionable Color 92 = Cleaning 93 = Planchet Flaw 94 = Altered Surfaces 95 = Scratch/Rim Dent 97 = Environmental Damage 98 = Damage 99 = PVC Residue Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
steve199 Pillar of the Community United States 1882 Posts	Posted 04/21/2010 2:12 pm Brad gave an answer last night: https://goccf.com/t/63682 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187914 Posts	Posted 04/21/2010 2:57 pm A multi-forum cross post. How did I miss that. This thread is done. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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