Tex808

So thank you everyone with such valuable input!

Oh my! Should I have it surgically removed from my coin? $$$

Mahalo for your input! It can be so confusing with all the different ways on how this could have happened. I've had people say to submit and not to submit. I am too a person who wants its labeled correctly as well. Pinehurst Coins did already tell me that they did a large bulk submission. And because of the size of their company, it does not surprise me. I had mentioned in this thread that they also told me that they have seen other coins come back without any label notation but failed to tell me what they do in such a situation.

You will notice that the first one they have for sale has a smaller error part than mine.

So here is what was left from what they had on eBay. Their the ones I purchased from and the ones that wrote me back and said that they have seen a few come back from grading without anything noted on the label. Mine came back as a MS69 which would be the highest im told, with an error such as this. Since I cant seem to find any other defect on the coin.

Thank you everyone for your input. I won't send it back in and yes it was most likely a bulk submission. The coin company has at least 20 Strike Throughs for sale from that bulk submission. I live on an island with no real coin dealers or a place I can go for help, so I appreciate everything!

Thank you for clearing that up. Yea, I took it the wrong way. I wrote Pinehurst Coins where I bought it and they replied stating that this has happens a few times in the past where the grading did not get reflected as any error on the label. The bottom line was if it still could be worth anything more if its not noted on the label or if it would even be wise to resubmit the coin for a second look. Also, the first pictures that I posted were of the pictures taken when graded. The second set was from the coin once in my possession. I truly appreciate everybody on here. No one is judgmental or rude and I find that so very refreshing. Thank You!

Thank you so much for your wisdom. Your use of the English language is clear and precise. While researching this problem on this site, I came across the information on why or why not the grading would consider it an error or not. I understood that and I understand what you are saying as well. I am going to take a couple pictures that are very close up so that maybe you can see what I see. I don't see a gouge. What I see is a rough indention that has happened on the letter S. The thing that sets it apart is that within that indention you can still see the "raised" letter S. Just not as prominent. I don't believe a gouge would actually leave behind a slightly raised letter. That doesn't seem possible. Correct me if it is. When I first received the coin from Pinehurst Coins (who actually seems to be the only one on eBay selling these coins with Struck throughs with this particular coin), I was thinking of just how amazingly beautiful the coin was. Then I flipped it over and saw the S. I had never heard of a struck through before and just thought I got a bum deal. Then while researching more, I read that a coin with a "gouge" the size that I have, would have a much lower grade than MS69 and that only in the case of an error would a coin still receive a high MS69 but not a MS70. I may be wrong about all of this, and I truly am glad you had responded to me but please if you could just take another look at what I have attached. If you still think its a gouge, then it is a gouge. A gouge that managed to leave being a raised letter S. I took the best pictures that I could. I believe that the pictures captured what it is we are looking at. Thoughts?

Just wondering, I have a very obvious struck through and its even captured on the picture provided by NGC when graded. Its an ASE 2023 and the beautiful ST in right on the S in SILVER and you can still make out the S underneath with still a slight raise. The coin is so beautiful and flawless that the error sticks out like sore thumb! So i was graded a MS69 but on the label there is no mention of the Struck Through. Is this common? Is it worth more this way? Should I have it sent back to NGC and label it right? I need guidance. I am a 2 year newbie and this is my first one with an error such as this. Mahalo!