http://www.ebay.com/itm/1796-PCGS-G...29?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item5b0b25d219 Am I dreaming on this one? Are these adjustment marks or is this a graffiti coin that PCGS chose to ignore?
That's what I was afraid of... I didn't want to jump the gun and say this is one of the worst market graded lib caps I've seen....but it sadly is.
Looks like adjustment marks by the date, and then rest of it looks like someone tried starting a camp fire with it.
A couple general observations which you may or may not agree with: -- older coins get graded with some leniency -- more valuable coins get graded with some leniency More specific observations to this coin: -- the scratches from 2 to 8 behind the head I see as adjustments by the Mint probably because of a die clash. -- the prominent scratch from 11 to 5 going across the others I see as circulation damage and not intentional defacement; the TPG appears to have had the same opinion.
Scratched, might expect 1 large one to be overlooked at this grade, but a whole patch of them? PCGS, shame.
Those are all scratches, PMD. The mint did not make adjustment marks on large cents. Not the worst I have seen in a PCGS holder, and that includes the patches of corrosion in front of Liberty's face as well as the corrosion by the fraction on the reverse. I would add probably cleaned if that bluish iridescence is any indication, but I would need to see it in hand to make that call. This illuminates the danger in playing the registry game. I would be pissed if I had a clean g6 liberty cent and this was considered equivalent...
Beef beat me to it, the mint only adjusted gold and silver planchets not copper. But I would have no problem buying that coin as a G-6.
