Need A Little PCGS Advice

Okay, I had sent in 5 silver reverse proofs for grading. I got them back, and upon further inspection, it looks like they might have splashed something on one of them. It looks like small brown specks of something got on this coin. Now these specks are dark brown in the middle, then they get lighter as they go out. To me it looks like splash marks from something, I don't know how else to explain it. I can't get good pictures with my crappy camera, sorry. Any ideas or advice as to what I should do? Thanks.

 

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That does not sound good !

You think maybe they could have been drinking coffee or something while grading. Here is a scary one it's not your coin.:secret:

 

Well, I can tell they are mine due to some reverse rotation. :hatch:

 

I guess that leaves the coffee which really sucks

 

Write or call them.
Did you have them remove the coins from the original capsules? Then they may agree that it is their fault.

 

sounds like a carbon spot----more than likely they wouldn't do anything....
Why not post a photo and maybe we can be of more help!

Speedy

 

This really stinks. You must be livid.

What grade did they award this coin? What did they award all of them. GOT pics?

I would love to know what the out come of this will be. I hope they do you right.

 

They we're all 69's. Like GDJMSP says, there is nothing they will do most likely. I'll see what I can do as far as pictures go, but my camera is older.

 

Sad, but true. I submitted 3 $50 gold Buffaloes to PCGS. Since most are PR69 DCAM, I looked them over VERY carefully before sending them in, trying to guess my chances of having some 70s (which command a premium). On two, I honestly found nothing; they seemed perfect. On one of them, I thought I saw a very small lint spec, which should knock it down to 69.

Well, I got them back from PCGS. One did grade 70, the other two 69. I again looked very closely at the 69s. To the naked eye, they looked good. But under a 16x loupe, there was VERY conspicuous "damage" on the obverse rim, between 4 o'clock and 6 o'clock.

Maybe I missed hat the first time, but how ? It jumped out at me the second time. I think they messed it up when they pulled it out of the mint capsule. Interesting that the damage was very similar.

I contacted them with detailed photos, but no deal.

Like GDJMSP said, I'm chalking it up to experience. No hard feelings, but a lesson learned.

 

Here are some photos, this is the best I can do it looks like.







There is a speck on her cape also, and under the letter "T".

 

Okay, here's a good one:

 

I dunno, could be mositure from breathing

 

I've seen video footage of grading at PCGS, I believe, and they're handling (grading) coins with their bare hands. "Secrets of the US Mint" was the documentary.

People are human and make mistakes. They are also conditioned to deny that they have made a mistake.

Grading services, in general encil: :desk: :headbang: :hail:

 

I'd be steamed, Nick. This is ignernt. Plum ignernt.

 

Do you think if I cracked it out and used a little acetone on the spots, would that hurt it?

 

Even though the coin is now "damaged" I would be VERY HESITANT to do anything else to it, even in an attempt to improve it. You could very quickly worsen your situation and there is no going back...

 

Nick, I am 99.99% certain that the spots on your coins are milk spots caused my the mint rinse, and not by PCGS. They may not have been there before you sent them to PCGS. For some reason or other they have a tendancy to develop at random. Silver dip will not remove them, nor will acetone, xylol, alcohol etc.

 

I didn't see the picture that had the light at first. I will revise and say that I agree they are not milk spots. Not sure what they could be, or how it got there. In this case some acetone of a very quick dip might be benificial, but it is hard to say.