I was kind of amused this morning when I was checking my grades - This must be one of the new grades PCGS is giving out......Didnt you hear they have begun the process to switch to the 100pt grading system YOU HAVE TO CLICK ON THE PICTURE TWICE IT SEEMS & THEN USE THE ENLARGE BUTTON IN TH EBOTTOM RIGHT CORNER FOR IT TO OPEN FULL SCREEN. Sorry for the CAPS-
In the 70 Point system any idea of what your coin was? Is the 100 pt grading system for proofs only? I'm sure that PCGS will accept coins graded under the 70 point system for regrades.....Could be interesting Wonder if NGC and ANACS will follow?
apparently not....I was wondering what my PF 70 Cameo kennedy would regrade at in a 100 pt system. LOL
The 91-99 "grades" are bodybags and these numbers appear online when the coin is not a business strike (i.e. Proof, Specimen, etc). No Grades PCGS will not grade and encapsulate any coins with the following problems: 86 No Opinion – our experts are unable to determine a coin’s authenticity – fee refunded 87 Not Eligible For Service Selected – the coin is too valuable for the chosen service level – fee refunded 90 Questionable Authenticity – the coin is most likely a counterfeit. 91|N-1 Questionable/Artificial Toning (or Questionable Color for copper) 92|N-2 Cleaned – surface damage due to a harsh, abrasive cleaning 93|N-3 Planchet Flaw - Metal impurity or defect in the planchet – depends on severity 94|N-4 Altered Surface - Whizzed, harsh cleaning, thumbed over (using a pasty substance to cover defects or alter the appearance). 95|N-5 Scratch - depends on the severity of the scratch 96|N-6 No Service – coins we do not certify (i.e. medals, some privately made issues, etc.) or cannot certify (i.e. over-sized coins) 97|N-7 Environmental Damage – i.e. corrosion, coating (lacquer), excessively heavy toning, etc. 98|N-8 Damage – deliberate surface damage, i.e. graffiti, spot(s) removed, etc. – depends on severity 99|N-9 PVC (Poly-Vinyl-Chloride) – a plasticizer used to produce vinyl that will leach out of the holder and onto the coin, eventually damaging the surfaces.
Wow- out of the thousands of coins I have submitted I have never ran into that- I just thought it was a type-o & they ment to say PR61 RB Well ,add 1 point to the things I learned today list. Thanks-J Still it did look funny for a second.
