A friend sent me this one; owner submitted hoping for a MS-64 grade and received his coin back as follows: For a fleeting moment his was the top POP! Reality set in and the on-line cert now shows (the highest shown example in CoinFacts was a MS-67):
So the actual grade is.....? It was misgraded as a 69 or the label printed out as 69 when it was 64 or some other number ?
We probably won't know until PCGS regrades it and the person shares the new grade. Then again the person could end up keeping it as the ultimate mechanical error.
Doesn't the PCGS disclaimer stating that certification number was not found lend itself to a counterfeit holder/label? The coin itself could be authentic, but someone saw the value in creating a severe top pop by a couple of grades no less.
Well, yeah, except for the earlier screenshot showing that PCGS actually reported it as the top pop until they were informed of the error.
Another way to put it would be if you are selling a coin at a show and you reach an agreement with a dealer setting the price and he asks you how to hold that coin, how long would you be willing to do that?
