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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 8471809, member: 101855"]Okay, here's an example that has be graded twice, once by PCGS and then by CAC. Here's the whole slab.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1500488[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1500489[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1500491[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The entire surface of this 1873 dollar has been rubbed with an abrasive perhaps to make it look brighter. If I had submitted this for grading, I would have expected a "details grade" (for improper cleaning) in the modern era, or a "body bag" when no grade coins were not slabbed. Instead it not only got an AU-50 from PCGS, but a CAC sticker as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 8471809, member: 101855"]Okay, here's an example that has be graded twice, once by PCGS and then by CAC. Here's the whole slab. [ATTACH=full]1500488[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1500489[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1500491[/ATTACH] The entire surface of this 1873 dollar has been rubbed with an abrasive perhaps to make it look brighter. If I had submitted this for grading, I would have expected a "details grade" (for improper cleaning) in the modern era, or a "body bag" when no grade coins were not slabbed. Instead it not only got an AU-50 from PCGS, but a CAC sticker as well.[/QUOTE]
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