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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;brg5658, post: 2683235, member: 29751&quot;]People seem to think that this is just some know-nothing in the plastic slab sealing room typing in the two wrong letters &quot;PR&quot; instead of &quot;MS&quot;.&nbsp; But, that&#039;s not how PCGS tracks coins.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The Matte Proof 1909-VDB RB coin is given a PCGS Coin No. of <b>3301</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p>The MS Strike 1909-VDB RB coin is given a PCGS Coin No. of <b>2424</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Those coin numbers dictate what the grade attributions can be (PR vs. MS).&nbsp; So, it&#039;s not a &quot;typo&quot; as many people think -- this is a true mis-attribution by PCGS.&nbsp; None of the Coin No. digits are the same, so someone along the way (grader, verifier, etc) entered this coin as 3301 -- Matte Proof 1909-VDB.</p><p><br /></p><p>PCGS tries to save face for this egregious mistake by claiming that someone just typed in the wrong two letters somewhere.&nbsp; Yeah, they &quot;screwed up&quot;.&nbsp; Period.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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