TT policy on scratched slabs?

I received a PCGS Genuine Columbian Half.

The reverse has a huge, fingernail deep scratch running over 75% of the coin area. This makes for impossible photos.

However I looked up TT's return policy and there is a $5 handling fee plus 5%

So besides the $3 charge of shipping it back, I would have to pay $5.30, Grand total $8.30.

I only paid $14 for the coin itself. It would cost me over half of the coins total value to send it back.

So what should I do? Since it's a cleaned coin, should I just crack it out?

 

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I don't understand what is meant by "This makes for impossible photos". Did the coin not look like the TeleTrade photos? Please post the link to the coin.

 

Here is the TT photo. It looked like a smudge. But it reality it's a deep scratch. There are also swirls in the plastic, like they tried to buff it out.

 

I called TT and they said "send it and we will re holder it".

Meh. Not gonna sink more $$ into a cleaned coin. I'm gonna crack it out and put it in a whitman snaplock and call it a day.

 

My mistake

I mis-read your post. I assumed that the scratch described was a serious scratch in the coin.

 

Got it cracked! Not very easy to do, and very messy.


Here it is, in it's new home!

 

Nice shootin' Tex.......

 

Could have polished out the smudge with Brasso.

 

Or Plast-X.

 

They will pay shipping both ways when they get it reholdered for you. Oh well, too late you already cracked it out. Maybe for future reference. TC

 

It wasn't a smudge. Just looked that way from the photos.

 

There are several threads on how to safely crack a slab with little danger to the coin. Even though the case is plastic, a sharp edge/point can scratch a silver or copper coin easily. A hacksaw usually can be easily found.

 

Common coin so I would do nothing but keep it slabbed.

 

Actually with my big snips I can trim all the way around a pcgs slab. Hacksaw took longer. Usually do just one side, then use the little screw driver to pop the sides. I can't just bring myself to use the hammer method - did it once and the slab did not separate as cleanly as this method.

 

I did mine in a vise and it shattered like glass. I'd advise eye protection for future slab-smashers. I thought the plastic would flex a bit, but it pretty much exploded.

 

Eye protection should be used no matter which method you use. Even if you wrap it up and hit it with a hammer along the edges. The one I did a piece still managed to shoot across the room.

 

Hear tell that a band saw works wonders........

 

A thermonuclear device will not only open the slab but it will artificially tone your coin to boot!