Vfox Posted June 7, 2008 Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 So in my current email from Heritage I noticed they were selling one of the 130 some 1794 silver dollars in existence. I felt I should take a look and see how much it sold for. Well 100 some thousand, no shocker there, but what I was surprised (although at this point I shouldn't be) to see was the grade given. http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?S...m060608&ic= Why is it just because a coin is rare that it gets a different, nearly always better grade than anything else that looks like it. This was obviously harshly cleaned at some point but the holder shows absolutely no indication of it...yet I have a Unc seated quarter that was lightly, I'm talking barely touched with a cloth and is labeled "cleaned". Seriously, such BS if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 7, 2008 Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 Unless that is a planchet flaw on the reverse side at 10:00 should not that have BB'ed it also? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted June 7, 2008 Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 The TPG's regularly employ a new phenomena lately, gradeflation. Pretty soon collectors, serious ones, will wise up to this and the TPGs will fall out of favour again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneydog Posted June 7, 2008 Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 Couldn't be a VF you can just barely make out the date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 7, 2008 Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 Could not find it again, but I saw one with a monster scratch from field to face a little while back. Would have been BB'ed by pcgs if it had been a "normal" coin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostDutchman Posted June 7, 2008 Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 yeah, i don't like that one.... it looks like a less then par strike... and that "planchet flaw" looks like damage me.... not to mention the cleaning.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted June 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 The 1794's are known for many strike issues, especially weakness around the date area. However, just as Matt said, this one is very poorly struck, cleaned, and has what may or may not be a planchet flaw. I mean don't get me wrong, I'd love to own ANY 1794 dollar, but if I were to drop 100 some thousand dollars on a coin, it certainly wouldn't be that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted June 8, 2008 Report Share Posted June 8, 2008 This has a fairly lowish grade on the plastic tomb if I recall correctly, I admit I ignore the grades on the tombs. I bought it for the coin, not the whatever farging holder it is in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted June 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 This has a fairly lowish grade on the plastic tomb if I recall correctly, I admit I ignore the grades on the tombs. I bought it for the coin, not the whatever farging holder it is in. I remember thinking this was undergraded when you showed it months ago. Did you ever end up selling her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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