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<p>[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 2585477, member: 5233"]I was perusing eBay yesterday and came across this 1877 Indian Head Cent. It's graded XF40 by PCGS and received a CAC sticker. Looking on the reverse of this coin, I see significant gouging on the coin between 12 and 1 o'clock. To me, this looks like damage to the coin. Am I missing something? I understand this is a key coin and the TPGs tend to be a little softer on them...and other than that it's a lovely coin. But, I feel this coin shouldn't have graded because of this...let alone receive a confirming CAC sticker.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only conclusions I can draw is both PCGS and CAC were really generous with this coin...or my brain has fallen out and this isn't damage.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/162292080234?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/162292080234?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/162292080234?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 2585477, member: 5233"]I was perusing eBay yesterday and came across this 1877 Indian Head Cent. It's graded XF40 by PCGS and received a CAC sticker. Looking on the reverse of this coin, I see significant gouging on the coin between 12 and 1 o'clock. To me, this looks like damage to the coin. Am I missing something? I understand this is a key coin and the TPGs tend to be a little softer on them...and other than that it's a lovely coin. But, I feel this coin shouldn't have graded because of this...let alone receive a confirming CAC sticker. The only conclusions I can draw is both PCGS and CAC were really generous with this coin...or my brain has fallen out and this isn't damage. Any thoughts? [url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/162292080234?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT[/url][/QUOTE]
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