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Does ICCS list varieties

Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 2:12 pm
by CanuckCoinGirl
I have been looking at a graded coin and the seller lists a variety being present - the image is good, but I don't think contains the variety from what I see. This year and coin does have a variety listed in Charlton, C&C etc, but I am wondering why it isn't on the coin ICCS Comment card. Since it isn't, I assume the actual coin isn't one of the varieties. Any thoughts? Do the comment cards sometimes lack this information?

Re: Does ICCS list varieties

Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 9:50 pm
by TBH
What year denomination and variety is it?

Re: Does ICCS list varieties

Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 9:39 pm
by CanuckCoinGirl
It's an 1899 1cent - but the seller indicated it has a double punch 9. The ICCS comment card does not list it. It seems that the ICCS comments on things like Far 6, colour etc.. So a common variety, and the image does not instantly jump out at me as a double punch, but it may be. Regardless, if it is a double punch, it seemed odd to me that the ICCS did not list it.

Re: Does ICCS list varieties

Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 6:33 am
by Bill in Burl
I think that you have to initially request that the variety be listed when you submit it and pay extra to acknowledge the variety. Unless ICCS has changed their workings, they will normally list a "recognized" variety from a respected source if so asked. Maybe they've changed. A variety "listed" on CaC doesn't fit the bill.

Re: Does ICCS list varieties

Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 12:55 pm
by CanuckCoinGirl
Thank you!
I can see why a CaC listing isn't going to be a source, but had thought a double punch would automatically be a comment. If it is a fee for comment, I get now why it might not be listed! This is useful as, I could imagine other graded coins just not having all details in the comments area, although I had anticipated they would. Others had, so it was just not ever something I thought about before!