Wondering about specifics on these 0

[powermad5000]

Has anyone seen these? I am wondering why they are in holders and graded as I thought NGC had a policy of not slabbing coins that are painted or colorized as they are considered altered surface...?????

[Henri Charriere]

In view of the variety of tchotchkes being certified by NGC's acronymical offshoots, nothing surprises me. Nothing.

[Fenntucky Mike]

On 2/4/2024 at 10:40 PM, powermad5000 said:

Has anyone seen these? I am wondering why they are in holders and graded as I thought NGC had a policy of not slabbing coins that are painted or colorized as they are considered altered surface...?????

NGC has been slabbing colorized coins for years, the only caveat is that the colorization must have been done or authorized by the mint producing the coins.

I haven't seen these coins before but the Cook Islands are always selling their name to Mints, allowing them to produce gobs of NCLT pieces. Tuvalu and Niue are two more countries that cash in on NCLT.  

[JT2]

The @Fenntucky Mike is absolutely correct.. hey will slab them if they have bee issued that way