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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 7665578, member: 101855"]I have seen many die variety misattributions on third party graded coins though the years. At times I have seen them get Red Book listed varieties wrong.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of them have been very significant with respect to the value of the piece. One example was on a very low grade Capped Bust, Lettered Edge Half Dollar that was attributed as a very rare Overton variety. As it turned out, the coin was a very common variety and was worth only a fraction of the asking price. Fortunately an experienced dealer spotted it and had it sent back to the grading company to be fixed.</p><p><br /></p><p>I once had a grader tell me he couldn’t tell the difference between a Head of 1794 and Head of 1795 large cent. As you can’t see it’s not that hard.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1317375[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1317376[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The trouble is we expect these guys to be experts in everything and to perform that task with extreme time limits. They are not omnipotent numismatists, and they are not superman who can do everything in a flash.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 7665578, member: 101855"]I have seen many die variety misattributions on third party graded coins though the years. At times I have seen them get Red Book listed varieties wrong. Some of them have been very significant with respect to the value of the piece. One example was on a very low grade Capped Bust, Lettered Edge Half Dollar that was attributed as a very rare Overton variety. As it turned out, the coin was a very common variety and was worth only a fraction of the asking price. Fortunately an experienced dealer spotted it and had it sent back to the grading company to be fixed. I once had a grader tell me he couldn’t tell the difference between a Head of 1794 and Head of 1795 large cent. As you can’t see it’s not that hard. [ATTACH=full]1317375[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1317376[/ATTACH] The trouble is we expect these guys to be experts in everything and to perform that task with extreme time limits. They are not omnipotent numismatists, and they are not superman who can do everything in a flash.[/QUOTE]
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