Christopher Ray

Evening, I have an 1825 farthing which is currently graded MS63RB by PCGS. I wanted to get this re-graded by NGC as all of my graded coins are done by NGC, but there is a patch of dark toning/stain above the bust. The rest of the coin has virtually full original lustre. I know that NGC crossover PCGS slabbed coins, but if I was to remove the coin myself to avoid any damage liability, and resubmit it as a raw coin, will this patch of toning potentially result in a details grade? Would it be best to just submit in the PCGS slab? I have yet to take an image but can post later. Cheers.

Thank you very much. Much appreciated

Hello, I have two coins on my registry profile that were previously owned by someone else and have now been transferred into my name. However, neither of these coins display images of the coins on my profile. If I go to Verify check the coin, the images are there. Can you let me know what's going on please? Thanks

Good afternoon, I have just acquired an 1839 halfpenny at auction that has been graded by yourselves, but wanted to get a corrected attribution please. I have checked the registry as I noticed that the label did not note it as a bronzed proof, but noted that you have two separate categories for 1839 proof halfpennies; one as standard 1839 (which my coin is logged as), and the other bronzed. I have attached a copy below of Peck's listing for 1839 halfpennies. All 1839 halfpennies were bronzed proofs, as they were not issued for circulation and only for the proof sets issued at the time. Some of these coins had inverted dies and they are very rare, although still bronzed. Therefore, can you confirm that I can submit this as a mechanical error to have the label corrected please, and let me know if you are going to merge the two categories as there only needs to be one. Please let me and Adam Smith in the UK service dept know if this can be done, as he is also waiting for a reply from you. Many thanks.

Hi, I note that from the registry there are limited numbers of varieties available for attribution. One I am interested in particular is the 1825 farthing with the particular variety of 5 over higher 5. I have seen several of these farthings graded by NGC, but no category exists for noting the overpunch. Is this something that can be done easily i.e. create a known variety category? Thanks

Hi, I have just received my 1826 proof farthing back from you, but it has not been attributed as a bronzed proof, which it clearly is. It has been put into the '1826 BARE BUST' category. I have emailed NGC UK and they have provided me with a reply which isn't really satisfactory. How do I go about getting this corrected please? Thanks

This is the best I can do. It's on an 1880 farthing so quite small, but still irritates me.

Good afternoon, I recently acquired a coin at auction that was graded MS65RB, but upon closer examination, there appears to be what looks like a crumb on the bust truncation. I initially thought it was on the slab and would wipe off, but it clearly is inside the slab on the actual coin. These little bits of detritus can usually be dabbed off with a cocktail stick or just shaken off, but now it's in the slab, can anything be done about this? It's only small, but it's slap bang in the centre of Victoria's neck and it's the first thing I notice when I look at the coin. Any advice gratefully received. Cheers.

Sorry, posted in the wrong section. Mods please move as appropriate. Cheers

Afternoon all, Quick question. Just acquired a lovely little copper farthing coin, but there's some obtrusive carbon spotting on the reverse. Is that something NGC conservation can deal with? If not, will the coin be graded as a details, or have a reduced grading because of it? Cheers for any pointers.