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<p>[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 3873398, member: 84179"][USER=102096]@Avery G.[/USER] It's a scratch. [USER=81991]@alurid[/USER] gave you the explanation in the copied post. If you look closely at your pics, you can see displaced metal at some of the points where the scratch jumped the devices. </p><p><br /></p><p>For new collectors reading this thread. </p><p>This appears to be a classic example of a staple scratch. Somebody removed the coin from a 2x2 and the obv dragged across the staple. Whenever you remove a coin from a stapled 2x2, either cut through the transparent window or completely remove the staple (if it's in a flip that's stapled) before removing the coin. It's surprising how often staple scratches occur, so don't let it happen to you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 3873398, member: 84179"][USER=102096]@Avery G.[/USER] It's a scratch. [USER=81991]@alurid[/USER] gave you the explanation in the copied post. If you look closely at your pics, you can see displaced metal at some of the points where the scratch jumped the devices. For new collectors reading this thread. This appears to be a classic example of a staple scratch. Somebody removed the coin from a 2x2 and the obv dragged across the staple. Whenever you remove a coin from a stapled 2x2, either cut through the transparent window or completely remove the staple (if it's in a flip that's stapled) before removing the coin. It's surprising how often staple scratches occur, so don't let it happen to you.[/QUOTE]
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