Worst MS 65 I' ever seen

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  1. cplradar

    cplradar Talmud Chuchum

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  3. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    Seller also has the same coin listed twice.
     
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  4. gmarguli

    gmarguli Slightly Evil™

    Hard to tell from the pic, but most likely a mark in the planchet that wasn't obliterated when struck. Very common on clad Ikes.
     
  5. cplradar

    cplradar Talmud Chuchum

    and the rim damage?
     
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  6. johnmilton

    johnmilton Well-Known Member

    Over the years, I have seen some very sloppy grading for modern coins. Quite often MS and PR-65 have not been good enough for me. I often have to go up to PR-66 and 67 to get what I want.

    Back in 1999, when the State Quarter series started, a dealer I knew at the shows got a bunch of PCGS graded MS-65 Delaware quarters to sell. They looked like the coins in my pocket to me, but he was getting $40 apiece for them. Sure enough, one of his customers showed up ready to tear him from limb to limb at one of the later shows. That put an end to his certified State Quarter sales promotion.
     
  7. cplradar

    cplradar Talmud Chuchum

    It might be hard to tell, but as I view it, it seems to be clearly post-mint damage of some form. Its a good deep scratch.
     
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  8. imrich

    imrich Supporter! Supporter

    I thought scratch coins wouldn't be graded by PCGS. MS65?
    WOW!
     
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  9. cplradar

    cplradar Talmud Chuchum


    why not? If it is intentionally mutilated with a knife, that might be a grade with details. This looks like a normal scratch from the coin being dropped while in a bag of coins or something.
     
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  10. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    Interesting that the customer wanted to tear him limb from limb..... I would have pointed him to the PCGS table and told him to have a nice day.
     
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  11. cplradar

    cplradar Talmud Chuchum


    what table?
     
  12. GeorgeM

    GeorgeM Well-Known Member

    At most of the larger shows, the slabbers do you have a presence. But, certainly not every one.
     
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