Do you see anything wrong with this specimen

Yeah BIE as well, look at the tail in between B and E. It skirts the B.

 

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It's difficult too see, but I assure you there's a tail that skirts the B in between B and E

 

A "true" BIE has an elongated die chip that looks like an "I" that partially fills the space between the letters. There is no curve under the "B" as the "I" shaped break in a "true" BIE does not extend above or below the other letters.

 

You tell me - it's your coin and I'm not a mind reader! And I also see there is no "BIE" there!
Even with everything else that is there they are minuscule so called "errors" and not worth a premium.

 

I agree with the others that you do not have a "BIE" variety, and I'm willing to bet that the other items you mentioned do not fall under the scope of PCGS' variety service.

Chris

 

Very cool to pick an error the TPG's don't find. I don't see it, but I am not good looking at these.

 

Wow, just wow.

 

If ya don't see it then how can you call it an error - OH wait - if I don't give one of these then you won't know I'm just funnin'

 

Wanna see a REAL biggie that pcgs missed? This 1911 $2 1/2

 

Or its all theatre

 

And yet it would be worth a premium, if you owned it.

 

Which is not a compliment. It means; wow you didn't think somebody could be so stupid. Please humor me

 

1911-D weak "D." Get it in a reholder.

 

Because PCGS, is quite simply protecting their investments. Corporations cannot afford to be ethical, or it threatens their institution.

 

Where did you find your source of information? Your comments are a crock of bull.

Chris

 

I hope you're proud of yourself.

 

You obviously have no idea what you are talking about, so why don't you quit before it gets too deep.

Chris

 

I would if it was mine. Not sure how pcgs did not catch it.

 

I see a potential problem here so I am addressing this to every member. I am not attacking @jwitten, a very informed member regarding Quarter Eagles, who has provided a photo of a coin in a PCGS slab that he does not own as a way of educating all of us. This is commendable!

Because of the specific areas of the coin shown in the photos he posted I knew it was his opinion that the coin was a 1911-D with a "D" so weak it did not show at all in the photo. This variety is sometimes missed by dealers/collectors/and TPG's to the benefit of those more observant .

Without a better photo we will never know for sure if PCGS miss-attributed this coin or not as the only diagnostic showing in the photos for an 11-D is the scalloped edge over "United." This is a "naked eye" diagnostic to alert a grader to look for a "D on this date." Unfortunately, some 1911-P's ALSO exist with a scalloped edge similar to this.

There is also a "hint" of the die polish from the eagle's beak. If the die polish is there, it is an 11-D "Weak D." IF IT IS NOT, it is an 11-P and is slabbed correctly.

In this case, @jwitten is probably going to be correct as TPGS's miss all sorts of things and cover many slips with "Mechanical Error." Without the coin in hand or better photos, we may never know for sure on this one. That's why I think we should be very careful when pointing out TPGS errors. Just saying...

 

Never knew what a BIE was until today...another numismatic lesson learned from Coin Talk.