PCGS 1875 Twenty Cent Piece Mislabeled Coin ??

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by jfscmedic, May 11, 2017.

  1. jfscmedic

    jfscmedic Well-Known Member

    I was looking at one of my regular E-bay dealers when I saw he had a 1875 Twenty Cent piece for sale PCGS VG-10. But looking at the pictures it appears to be a 1875-S Twenty Cent Piece which is much more common and less expensive. Using the label number on PCGS's website it says it's a 1875. Is that not a "S" I see on the reverse or is it some other part of the coin design ?

    1875.jpg 1875 B.jpg 1875 C.jpg

    1875 D.jpg
     
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  3. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Yep. PCGS mechanical error. It's an S-mint.

    That happens.

    Rather an ugly-ish coin due to the obverse deposits. Pass.

    The reverse ain't bad, though.
     
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  4. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    It's a labeling error. That's an "S" for sure. Just so you know, it's also VG-10 as stated, not MS-10 as you posted. :)
     
  5. jfscmedic

    jfscmedic Well-Known Member

    Corrected Guess we all make Mistakes
     
  6. Michael K

    Michael K Well-Known Member

    Almost all of the 20 cent pieces available are 1875-S.
     
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  7. jfscmedic

    jfscmedic Well-Known Member

    Contacted the dealer and he agreed 1875-S He pulled the listing and is sending the coin back to PCGS
     
  8. brokecoinguy

    brokecoinguy I like what I can't afford

    Another "mechanical error" excuse from PCGS - what a shocker.
     
  9. baseball21

    baseball21 Well-Known Member

    Not an excuse and he isn't PCGS. That is what it is and they will fix it for free
     
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  10. brokecoinguy

    brokecoinguy I like what I can't afford

    Yeah I know and it's good they are making things right. I guess I have just seen a few posts with mislabeled slabs recently.
     
  11. baseball21

    baseball21 Well-Known Member

    35 million graded coins they will happen from time to time. They happen to all the services too.

    The good news is they will fix it for free, ship it back free, and reimburse the shipping to them once they have it and agree it was mislabeled.
     
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