Here are my non british graded coins I just got back from PCGS and NGC 1796 Lan 5 Decime (101$ VF25) 1883/VS1940 3 Dok Kutch India XF45 (12$) 1912 Republic of China 10 Cash/Wen AU58 (5$) 1928 Honan 100 Cash XF40 (10$ These are hard to find in decent grade due to size and weight).
Cool coins, I have several french revolution coins, too. Why did you send some coins to PCGS and the other half to NGC?
mostly I send the Chinese coins to NGC due to the cost 25$ vs 45$ The 1797 PCGS said was scratched. I didn't not believe so. seems it wasn't.
Did the PCGS folks think the "line" on the 1797 obverse, just below the chin, was a scratch, or where? Nice coins!!
yea im not sure but I sure didn't agree with the assessment so I got a 2nd opinion. 2nd Coin ive done this with that came back with no problems.
It would be nice if a grading service would be good enough to specify where a scratch is, what made them think a coin was cleaned, what they mean by "details," etc. We pay enough for them to provide such additional information in writing.
i asked the Pcgs president about if they though about telling specifically why a coin comes back with a details grade and he said they pondered it but i woukd be too much hassel. its ashame. no they don't tell you in paper or anywhere
Scratch? Au details? Were these guys playin' Eight Ball? One of the reasons why I like my coins un-coffined. Lovely indeed and my advice would be to hold 'em close without the holder.........
you know I have thought about that many times but my ability to drop things and lay them around its safer for them in the coffin. I dropped way to many coins. I do miss being able to hold them but preserving them is a little more important to me. I have about another 800 coins I didn't slab so I guess its a trade off.
