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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 25929519, member: 112&quot;]This is a copy of problem coin designations and codes taken from their website quite few years later. And as you can see they didn&#039;t even mention the codes 82,83, and 84 any longer. And if memory serves, what they say today is even different from this.</p><p><br /></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>PCGS – “NO GRADES”, GENUINE SERVICE, AND DESIGNATIONS</i></p><p><i>No Grades</i></p><p><i>PCGS will not grade and encapsulate any coins with the following problems:</i></p><p><i>86 No Opinion – our experts are unable to determine a coin’s authenticity – fee refunded</i></p><p><i>87 Not Eligible For Service Selected – the coin is too valuable for the chosen service level – fee refunded</i></p><p><i>90 Questionable Authenticity – the coin is most likely a counterfeit.</i></p><p><i>91|N-1 Questionable/Artificial Toning (or Questionable Color for copper)</i></p><p><i>92|N-2 Cleaned – surface damage due to a harsh, abrasive cleaning</i></p><p><i>93|N-3 Planchet Flaw - Metal impurity or defect in the planchet – depends on severity</i></p><p><i>94|N-4 Altered Surface - Whizzed, harsh cleaning, thumbed over (using a pasty substance to cover defects or alter the appearance).</i></p><p><i>95|N-5 Scratch - depends on the severity of the scratch</i></p><p><i>96|N-6 No Service – coins we do not certify (i.e. medals, some privately made issues, etc.) or cannot certify (i.e. over-sized coins)</i></p><p><i>97|N-7 Environmental Damage – i.e. corrosion, coating (lacquer), excessively heavy toning, etc.</i></p><p><i>98|N-8 Damage – deliberate surface damage, i.e. graffiti, spot(s) removed, etc. – depends on severity</i></p><p><i>99|N-9 PVC (Poly-Vinyl-Chloride) – a plasticizer used to produce vinyl that will leach out of the holder and onto the coin, eventually damaging the surfaces.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>GENUINE Service</i></p><p><i>Coins with any of the problems listed above (except codes 86, 87, 90, 96, and 99) may be submitted under the PCGS Genuine Service. Holders and inserts for the Genuine service will be identical to the normal PCGS holder except that the insert will read “GENUINE” in place of the usual grade. No grade will be assigned to these coins, but they will be eligible for inclusion in the PCGS Set Registry with a grade value of 1. Genuine service coins will be covered under the PCGS Guarantee of Authenticity but not under the PCGS Guaranty of Grade. PCGS reserves the right to reject any coins submitted under the Guarantee Service, including coins that are excessively damaged, altered to such a degree that making a determination of authenticity is difficult or impossible, or which have surface contaminants that may harm the coin in the future. In such cases, PCGS will refund the fee and related shipping charges for that coin. Customers should submit all coins for the Genuine Service on a regular PCGS submission form, marking “GENUINE SERVICE” in the “Other” box. The fee for the Genuine service is $100 per coin. Turnaround times for the Genuine Service will be approximately two weeks. The Genuine Service is a stand-alone service and is not available in combination with any other service levels. “No-grades” from other service levels must be resubmitted under the Genuine Service in order to be encapsulated.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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