Jeff Garrett: Collecting Details-Graded Coins For the first 20 or so years that NGC graded coins, any pieces submitted that were deemed unacceptable for certification were returned in a plastic sleeve. These became affectionately known as “body bags”. As the term indicates, receiving these was quite an unwelcome result after having paid a submission fee. Many submitters simply did not understand what may cause a coin to be ineligible for grading. Sometimes even the savviest dealer would miss brush lines or some sort of environmental damage. Anyone who submits coins for grading knows t...