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By Susan Headley, About.com

A flip like this can serve as a "body bag" if your coin is rejected for encapsulation.

A flip like this can serve as a "body bag" if your coin is rejected for encapsulation.

Photo by Susan Headley
Definition: Body bag is a slang term for the container in which coins rejected by grading services are returned to the submitters. The body bag itself is usually a standard 2-inch square Mylar fold-over coin flip or a small zipper-type baggie.
Examples: I sent the 1916-D Mercury dime I found down by the Kankakee River to PCGS, but they sent it back in a body bag because it was too damaged to be graded.

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