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TwoCentsWorth Valued Member Canada 250 Posts	Posted 01/19/2011 10:31 pm http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...220726179411 This 1900 Canada cent is certified genuine by PCGS but they say its ungradable...what does this mean? Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

Adam_E Pillar of the Community United States 4846 Posts	Posted 01/19/2011 10:40 pm it means that the coin has some outside source altering the coin unnaturally(wear, scratches, ect. are some exceptions) IE. cleaning, tooling, ect. it may also mean that the coin has corrosion(which I think may be the case) Report this Post to the Staff
specksynder Pillar of the Community United States 1080 Posts	Posted 01/19/2011 10:43 pm so is corrosion an ungradeable issue because it means they cannot guarantee the grade (since it will deteriorate)? Report this Post to the Staff
TwoCentsWorth Valued Member Canada 250 Posts	Posted 01/19/2011 10:44 pm Ah I see, thanks Adam_E Do you know whether the Canadian TPGs will grade a cleaned coin or not? (CCCS or ICCS) Report this Post to the Staff
Adam_E Pillar of the Community United States 4846 Posts	Posted 01/19/2011 10:53 pm TCW-they may, but they will definitely make a reference to it. speck- some grading companies don't grade them because it eats away at the surface on a coin. but again, some grading companies may still grade the coin, but make a reference to the corrosion. Edited by Adam_E 01/19/2011 10:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff
TwoCentsWorth Valued Member Canada 250 Posts	Posted 01/19/2011 10:57 pm Thanks again! :) Report this Post to the Staff
chequer Pillar of the Community Canada 4227 Posts	Posted 01/19/2011 11:14 pm I'm not seeing corrosion, but it's been cleaned. ICCS will mark it cleaned if submitted. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 01/20/2011 01:01 am Code 92 on the slab= Cleaning Report this Post to the Staff
Biggrassboy Valued Member Canada 55 Posts	Posted 01/20/2011 4:45 pm Cleaned and only grades about EF to AU. Report this Post to the Staff
glenzy1 Pillar of the Community Canada 1554 Posts	Posted 01/21/2011 10:08 pm For years P.C.G.S. would not slab coins that were perceived to have problems:ie;-cleaned, corrosion, pitting, rim nicks, bent, etc., and the coin would be "body bagged" in a soft plastic flip (uncertified) and sent back to the owner. By placing the term upgradable (w/o a grade) on their slab labels, it's a more respectable way of bodybaging the coin since the sender has already sent $50+ to have it graded. After all, every other U.S. and Canadian T.P.G. puts negative comments on their certificate's including the grade. Glenn Report this Post to the Staff
dan-in-crystal-lake Valued Member United States 493 Posts	Posted 01/22/2011 09:01 am A lot of the coins that seller is offering are "not gradable" so he has indicated his own grade to the coin. A problem coin is always a problem coin. I would steer clear. Report this Post to the Staff
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