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<p>[QUOTE="iPen, post: 2757607, member: 69760"]Below is an 1896 A French Indochina Piastre I recently purchased, and it's got some strong details, particularly in the face area. But, obviously there's a chopmark on the obverse, but you can tell that this obverse chopmark caused some protrusion on the reverse. If a TPG doesn't assign Details grades for having chopmarks, will the reverse damage count as a separate damage, or would that be "double counting"?</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone know if this chopmark (Chinese?) was done in any official capacity, e.g. by the Chinese or Vietnamese government? If so, it seems that the original coins are merely planchets for more of a <i>counter-strike</i>, even though it's technically damage to the original coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, from online slab examples I've seen, NGC assigns coins with chopmarks with a Details - Chopmark grade. But, IIRC, PCGS will still assign a numeric grade to these coins. Assuming that these are true, does this mean that it's better to send chopmarked coins to PCGS than to NGC, in order to get an actual grade? Or are NGC slabbed "Details - Chopmarked" coins seen as MS-60 value-wise (i.e. chopmarked wear maximizes grade ceiling to MS-60)? Or are there other considerations?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]632954[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="iPen, post: 2757607, member: 69760"]Below is an 1896 A French Indochina Piastre I recently purchased, and it's got some strong details, particularly in the face area. But, obviously there's a chopmark on the obverse, but you can tell that this obverse chopmark caused some protrusion on the reverse. If a TPG doesn't assign Details grades for having chopmarks, will the reverse damage count as a separate damage, or would that be "double counting"? Does anyone know if this chopmark (Chinese?) was done in any official capacity, e.g. by the Chinese or Vietnamese government? If so, it seems that the original coins are merely planchets for more of a [I]counter-strike[/I], even though it's technically damage to the original coin. Lastly, from online slab examples I've seen, NGC assigns coins with chopmarks with a Details - Chopmark grade. But, IIRC, PCGS will still assign a numeric grade to these coins. Assuming that these are true, does this mean that it's better to send chopmarked coins to PCGS than to NGC, in order to get an actual grade? Or are NGC slabbed "Details - Chopmarked" coins seen as MS-60 value-wise (i.e. chopmarked wear maximizes grade ceiling to MS-60)? Or are there other considerations? Thanks in advance! [ATTACH=full]632954[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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