I just purchased an MS 65 BTW commerative half dollar that was slabbed by NGC. It is hard to see in the picture but there is a thin dark line running horizontally across the the forehead and into the field on either side. I looked at it under a loop and it is not a scratch but some sort of very straight dark line that runs across the surface of the features on the obverse. I have no idea what would have caused this. Does this detract from the value of the coin? I know PCGS will note damage on a slabbed coin but do not know if NGC does the same. Am I being overly sensitive or should I look to replace this coin?
really doesnt matter (for me at least ) got a neat MS-64 one in olg NCG holder too...got some toning on it but even grayish
Hard to tell from the photo but may be a light scratch that toned over. The TPGs will grade at times if the scratch is not that deep or large. Wish we had larger photos.
I don't see it either and btw rubberbands come in all different sizes As for that coin the Luster just BOOMS off of it. I like it alot!
Do you mean that line to the left of the forehead? That's all I could find. Eitheir way she's quite amazing and defintely a looker. Enjoy the coin.
Yes, it is the line that starts to the left of the forehead and goes across to the right into the field. The line is only about .010 inches wide (i.e. a very thin pencil line). I looked under a high powered loop and it looks like it is on the surface and is not a scratch. It also follows perfectly along the surface of all the contours unlike a scratch. I have no idea what would have caused it.
The composition of the Booker T. is supposed to be an amalgam of .90% silver and .10% copper. The planchet material was compounded and refined at the Mint, but many times over the history of making coins, a incomplete mixture was rolled out as coin stock. This is a possibility that there may be a streak of copper showing at this area and would take on a different tone than the silver. Also, there could have been a fragment (off the roller, off the conveyor, etc.) of copper or copper mixture pressed onto the rolled out blank material and was summarily struck into the surface of the coin. These are just a couple of reasoning’s for what your seeing on this coin, it is incorporated into the strike and should not effect the grade. As far as eye appeal, it may distract for some, add interest for others. Happy Collecting
