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GDJMSP · Apr 2, 2013

Disagree ? Really ? Are you actually trying to deny that plastic album slides are not known, and very well known, for scratching coins ? Archival quality flips are no different, they are also very well known for scratching coins when you put the coins into the flips and take the coins out of the flips. They are also very well known for causing rub on the high points because the coins can slide around inside the flips.

Even PCGS and NGC agree with that. And so does everybody else, but apparently not you.

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spock1k · Apr 2, 2013

GDJMSP said: ↑

Aslpride, you're probably not going to like this but I have heard and read this same story more times than I can count. And in my opinion the problem was never with the shipping or the TPG. The problem was that the submitter either just plain missed things on the coins, or he was overly optimistic with his grading.

It is really easy for people to miss things on coins, to not see hairlines that are there. To miss luster breaks, contact marks, scratches, rim dings etc etc. There have been many, many examples where people have posted pics of their coins here on the forum and where they had to admit that they had missed seeing things once they were pointed out to them. That kind of thing happens all the time. It also happens they admit they never saw this or that when they bought the coin, even after viewing it with 10x, but when they got home and took pictures of it to share on the forum, only then did they see the flaw or problem. That happens all the time too.

I've even had people grade their coins themselves, picking out the ones they wanted to submit. But before sending them in they brought the coins to me and went over them together. I can't tell you how many times I pointed out things to them that they had completely missed. And they were flabbergasted, they just couldn't believe they had missed it. But they had missed it, and they admitted they missed it. These kind of things are common occurrences, really.

Now I'm not going to tell you that it is impossible that something happened to your coins once they left your hands. But I am going to tell you that it is highly unlikely. It is much more likely that you just plain missed it. It happens to all of us from time to time.
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couldnt he have got flip rubs if he packed them badly?

spock1k · Apr 2, 2013

GDJMSP said: ↑

Actually I think they will, but they will charge you extra if you do.

Yes, they can. The archival quality flips are well known for causing light scratches & hairlines on coins, just like album slides are well known for it - they are plastic too. And any flip, even the soft ones, can cause rub & light wear on any coin.
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19Lyds · Apr 2, 2013

GDJMSP said: ↑

Disagree ? Really ? Are you actually trying to deny that plastic album slides are not known, and very well known, for scratching coins ? Archival quality flips are no different, they are also very well known for scratching coins when you put the coins into the flips and take the coins out of the flips. They are also very well known for causing rub on the high points because the coins can slide around inside the flips.

Even PCGS and NGC agree with that. And so does everybody else, but apparently not you.
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