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PCGS Straight-Graded; Is There PVC Damage?
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PCGS Straight-Graded; Is There PVC Damage?

Hello! I just recently received this quarter struck on a nickel planchet back from PCGS, and it straight graded as MS62, but I'm worried about the possibility of it having PVC contamination.

I found this coin in the wild (I believe from a coin star?) and put it in a 2×2 and then into one of those whitman coin albums for at least 5 years. After getting it graded, I looked at the TrueView and noticed a little bit on green color on the reverse.

Is that color PVC damage from the album, or is it just unsightly toning? Would they let that amount of PVC Contamination slide into a slab, especially since it is so noticeable? If it is PVC, should I keep this slab away from other slabs (ie would it leak from one slab to another)? Any help would be appreciated! Thank you!

u/Emergency-Nothing886 — 8 days ago