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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 990227, member: 24633&quot;]Apparently you&#039;ve never submitted coins to a third party grading service. Sometimes coins are deemed to be &quot;problem coins&#039;. They may have been improperly cleaned, damaged, altered, artificially toned, etc. It is not just one person at the service who makes this decision because the grader&#039;s opinion is reviewed in quality control. If there should be a difference of opinion, then the coin would go back for review.</p><p><br /></p><p>Until a couple of years ago, coins that were rejected were returned to the customer in a flip that was affectionately referred to as a &quot;bodybag&quot; and the reason for the rejection was printed on an insert. Now, both NGC and PCGS will encapsulate the coin. The insert of the PCGS slab only states that the coin is &quot;Genuine&quot; and the reason for the problem is coded into the serial number. At NGC, the coin is slabbed and the insert indicates the general condition, i.e., MS Details, AU Details, etc. and the reason for the problem is written on the insert, i.e., &quot;Improperly Cleaned&quot;, &quot;Artificially Toned&quot;, &quot;Altered Surfaces&quot;, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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