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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jody526, post: 142407, member: 578&quot;]Sometimes PCGS may appear to overgrade due to the deterioration of the coin while it is encapsulated in the holder.</p><p><br /></p><p>Take this chocolate coin for example. (click image to enlarge)</p><p>Over time, the sugar has begun to seep out of the coin, and into the surrounding plastic.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a7/jody526/chocolob2Ejpg.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a7/jody526/chocolob2Ejpg.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a7/jody526/th_chocolob2Ejpg.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d be willing to bet that when the &quot;professional talent&quot; first graded it as &quot;Gem Proof&quot;, it looked a lot nicer.</p><p>Of course, it&#039;s current condition could have something to do with the fact that it is a shipwreck recovery coin.</p><p>I&#039;m not sure what affect sea water has on candy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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