Should there be fewer MS grades and a suffix to indicated dings on circulated coins?

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by calcol, Jan 18, 2026.

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  1. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    Yeah, in a similar vein, the King Farouk 1933 double eagle has a ton of marks and Liberty’s knee is all scuffed up. The kind of thing you’d expect to hold it down to MS62 at best. But PCGS 65-ed it, if I remember correctly.
     
    lordmarcovan, Jan 19, 2026
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  3. ddddd

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    It is just a conversion of the 70 point scale to a 10 point scale where every grade maps to a new grade.

    And it is lame that they don't allow it in the registry given the conversion is out there.
     
    ddddd, Jan 19, 2026
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  4. KBBPLL

    KBBPLL Well-Known Member

    I'm reminded of the Canadian "JOP" dollars, counterstamped by optometrist/jeweler Joseph Oliva Patenaude. Apparently he was an influential promoter of producing a silver dollar, and when Canada finally did in 1935, he counterstamped 1000 of them and gave them out in change. Also 1936 and other years. So popular that they not only straight grade (PCGS and ICCS at least) but are also listed in the Charlton guidebooks.
     
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