Worried..............

Aloha everyone. I have just checked the grading status on my MPL that I summited about 2 weeks ago. When I got down to details, they listed a grade under invoice. It says PVC?????????????????? Are you kidding me??????? PVC???????? ANACS graded it PF-63 with no problems and NGC comes back and says PVC?? I really hope it doesn't because it sure didn't look like it had PVC damage. I am worried and sorta disappointed. Can anyone correct me if I'm wrong?

Mahalo in advance.

 

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Can't say without seeing good photos.

Chris

 

It was in an old ANACS white slab and graded as PF-63 BN. Here's the coin before I removed it and sent it off.



















The picture I posted in my first post shows that they didn't put down any grade, it just says PVC. I think they spotted PVC damage on the coin but I really don't know for sure.

 

Wait until you receive the coin from them.

 

ouch.

 

Yeah if all wanted to do is cross it, why did you crack it out ? Thought you were going to get a higher grade I guess. Well, you gambled and lost it seems.

 

My sympathies. I find PVC "slime" to be difficult to detect by photograph, but it may be in on the reverse centered between ONE and CENT.

I've had three coins bounced due to PVC. One was an EF 1917-D dime from my childhood collection which I soaked in acetone and left raw. I sent the other two to NCS and they now reside in NGC holders at MS-67 and MS-62 respectively.

 

It would've made no difference. I believe the old holder is to blame. Besides the point, why would Heritage even auction a pvc-damaged coin? I can see cleaned, scratched, and others but pvc?? What a loss......paid $580 for a piece of crap coin that's probably worth $100. And at 14, that's a bigger loss since I have no job. And by looking at the pictures, I don't see any signs of pvc, what other place would have pvc? The rim? I am extremely disappointed in my first purchase from Heritage.

 

That is a pretty significant financial hit to take . That's quite a bit of money to be playing with at 14 , even if you had a job . When you get the coin back, you can try the acetone as GD suggested, but you had better ask him how to do it properly, before the coin is totally ruined.

 

It wouldn't be nearly as bad with a 1917-D dime but with my most expensive coin in my collection at $580.....well....that's a completely different story.

 

I am very upset about this. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw that it said "PVC" under grade. Not only $580, but another $50 wasted because they didn't even slab the coin. What I don't get is that ANACS slabbed the coin, but it probably still had pvc on it at the time, so why?

 

Have you tried to verify that is what it actually means with NGC? I don't remember looking at that same invoice you mentioned, but maybe it hasn't been graded yet and pvc means something else, anyway, worth a call to NGC to find out, the ladies they have answering the phone have always been very helpful to me. Good luck, hope it turns out right for you.

 

I am almost 98% sure I got burned. Because it said Something/imaged/shipped on the status. I checked, and they don't even slab coins with pvc or even give them a grade. So the $50 got wasted. If I didn't have a tight budget, I could've gotten a much nicer piece with NO pvc. But they are just too expensive, almost all I see are thousands.....

Dad's going to kill me when he finds out the news...

 

This seems like very good advice. Sorry for the financial hit. I hope it works out in the end for you. :smile TC

 

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Out of curiousity, what sparked your interest in seeking out a high grade 1913 cent at age 14?

I mean, how did that coin end up so high on your wish list?

 

At this point, perhaps that loss of $580.00 has taught you a more valuable lesson . That is entirely up to you . It's not the end of the world, just learn from the mistake . You could always send the coin to NCS and explain fully what you did, and what happened. That is one possible way to salvage some of your value.

 

Do you understand the term ''MATTE PROOF''? The coin in business strike is not rare, however, Proof pieces are pretty rare. With only 2,983 minted and about a 100 known today, its rare in all grades. It's not just a plain old business strike cent. Matte Proof Lincoln cents.....that's what this one is.

 

It hasn't taught me any lesson. I hit me in one minute, I never knew or even expected it to have any kind of pvc because IT WAS IN A SLAB BEFORE. I just don't understand how the coin would have pvc for being in a slab, a coin just doesn't develop pvc damage by sitting in a slab, it had to have had the pvc on it before it was certified. And ANACS probably didn't notice it. Well, its going to take a while to get over this big loss and disappointment. I still don't understand Heritage auctioning a pvc-damaged coin, I thought they maybe inspected their coins before listing them.

Well its not a PF-63 anymore or I guess you can say PF-63 details.