2017 1 oz High Relief Palladium Eagle $25 Coin NGC MS70 FDI Black Core Holder Exclusive U.S. Mint 225th Anniversary Label

[mvlismas]

I recently purchased a few Palladium Eagles through the pre-sale at Modern Coin Mart. Here is a link to what I purchased > https://www.moderncoinmart.com/2017-1-oz-high-relief-palladium-american-eagle-25-coin-ngc-ms70-fdi-black-core-holder-exclusive-us-mint-225th-anniversary-label.html

 

The coin came as NGC graded MS70. According to NGC's website https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-grading/grading-scale/  MS70 means:

• MS: Mint State. Coins struck in the same format as circulation issues. Applies to grades 60 to 70
• MS/PF70: A coin with no post-production imperfections at 5x magnification.

 

With that said, take a look at one of the coins I received and tell me what you notice...

 

ACTUAL COIN I RECEIVED > https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/4600856-016/70/ Now if you compare it to the coin on the US Mint site here >https://www.usmint.gov/coins/coin-medal-programs/american-eagle/palladium-bullion 

 

Do you notice how off-centered it is? Would PCGS grade this as MS70? Probably not. Even though MCM has a strict "NO RETURN" policy they immediately sent me a pre-paid return label, and offered to ship me another coin that is "more perfect", but now I think I should hang on to this and stir the grading pond because I feel this does NOT meet NGC's MS70 level, but why was it graded as such?

 

What should I do? Should I hang on to it or send it back for another "more perfect" coin...?

[Conder101]

Looks like a very slight misaligned die.  And yes such a coin can be a MS-70.

[mvlismas]

Conder101, thank you response. According to the grading scale from NGC I did not need any loupe to see that this was off-center. Either way, I am gonna hold on to this for a bit and see what comes of it.

-Mark

[Conder101]

As I said a mis-aligned die, it is NOT an off-center coin.  The obverse die was not exactly centered in the collar and was very slightly off to one side,  The reverse die appears to be correctly centered.

[hitmangtx]

Did you see this article?  https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/6199/palladium-eagle-prooflike/

Yours kind of looks like this.

[RWB]

How does this coin differ from one with a red-core insert -- or a green-core insert --- or just plain?

[numisport]

This is truly a beautiful coin. Please understand that many of these and other modern coins will grade 70. None are 'perfect'. This is why there are many good values in 69 holders.