NCS response I find to be unbelievable - Is this true

[jgrinz]

"Grading is usually done with the naked eye as that is generally the way the coin will be traded in the marketplace. Magnification is only used for counterfeit or alteration detection or in cases when a surface problem may be questioned"

 

Is this true - I find it hard to belive

 

Mike

[Jay Turner]

As an NGC grader magnification is used when needed. While it is not always required, we often use through out the day often to distinguish between die polish and hairlines, or to see through toning to the coins surface as examples. Magnification is one of the necessary tools for grading a coin correctly.

[jgrinz]

Thanks for the response Jay .. Are these something that NGC will grade and encapsulate. They are Sacagawea Conceptualization coins already in ICG holders but would rather and NGC holder. They are MS68 in there holder.

 

 

Thanks

 

Mike

[Jay Turner]

NGC does not grade “concept dollars” at this time.