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<p>[QUOTE="Bob Evancho, post: 5363226, member: 84595"]John Milton said: "Don’t put blind faith in what it says on the slab. You still have to be able to grade and spot problems". Many collectors and dealers on Coin Talk have mentioned probable environmental spots on straight graded coins. We have all seen TPG coins straight graded with sneeze spots now eating into a coin, fingerprints and it's oils eating into a coin, PVC eating into a coin. Nobody is perfect. That is why many knowledgeable and old time collectors don't buy the holder, they go by their eye appeal of the coin. I just went to the PCGS grading site and looked at the MS-62 reverse on an 1884-CC Morgan. It has many black spots on it and one that looks like it is invading the silver. For eye appeal, I don't know how it got a straight grade but the issue is there. And the front IS an MS-62 qualified. You can find better MS-62's without spots obverse and reverse. I see many copper coins where the TPG "overlooked" environmental spots which just get bigger and bigger. Coin collecting is a learning experience when it comes to toning, environmental issues, and cleaning. Even PCGS mentions: "Environmental Damage. Environmental damage includes such problems as corrosion, <b><u>excessively dark toning</u></b> and verdigris". Lots of reading to do when you become a serious coin collector.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bob Evancho, post: 5363226, member: 84595"]John Milton said: "Don’t put blind faith in what it says on the slab. You still have to be able to grade and spot problems". Many collectors and dealers on Coin Talk have mentioned probable environmental spots on straight graded coins. We have all seen TPG coins straight graded with sneeze spots now eating into a coin, fingerprints and it's oils eating into a coin, PVC eating into a coin. Nobody is perfect. That is why many knowledgeable and old time collectors don't buy the holder, they go by their eye appeal of the coin. I just went to the PCGS grading site and looked at the MS-62 reverse on an 1884-CC Morgan. It has many black spots on it and one that looks like it is invading the silver. For eye appeal, I don't know how it got a straight grade but the issue is there. And the front IS an MS-62 qualified. You can find better MS-62's without spots obverse and reverse. I see many copper coins where the TPG "overlooked" environmental spots which just get bigger and bigger. Coin collecting is a learning experience when it comes to toning, environmental issues, and cleaning. Even PCGS mentions: "Environmental Damage. Environmental damage includes such problems as corrosion, [B][U]excessively dark toning[/U][/B] and verdigris". Lots of reading to do when you become a serious coin collector.[/QUOTE]
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