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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 8105756, member: 24314&quot;]Kasia, posted: &quot;l have to disagree. For a large part of people collecting coins, just knowing something is Post Mint Damage as opposed to something worth having is good enough. Doesn&#039;t matter if it is scratched, or whatever on most coins.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><i><span style="color: #660033">That&#039;s OK. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie104" alt=":yawn:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I believe in standards like being the best you can be. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie26" alt=":bookworm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> So, knowing it is PMD <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie26" alt=":bookworm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> get&#039;s the student a &quot;</span><b><span style="color: #b35900">D</span></b><span style="color: #660033">.&quot; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie96" alt=":vomit:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I would not wish to be a &quot;</span><b><span style="color: #b35900">D</span></b><span style="color: #660033">&quot; student.&nbsp; </span></i></p><p><br /></p><p>Oldhoopster, posted: &quot;Is the reverse <span style="color: #b30000">scratched</span>, gouged, or <span style="color: #b30000">cut</span>?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><i><span style="color: #660033">IMO, you can say a scratch is a &quot;cut&quot; into something while a &quot;gouge&quot; is more of a &quot;jab&quot; that cut&#039;s into a surface.&nbsp; IMO, this is a DEEP SCRATCH as gouges are much wider and usually shorter.</span></i></p><p><br /></p><p>As [USER=31533]@Kasia[/USER] said, does it really matter what caused the damage?&nbsp; [<i><span style="color: #660033"><b>No</b>, the CAUSE is not important.&nbsp; We were not there when it happened.&nbsp; What is important (Only if you wish to be an &quot;<b>A</b>&quot; student) is to be able to describe and then convey what you see to someone who cannot see the coin.</span></i>]&nbsp; I think everyone agrees it&#039;s PMD.&nbsp; Many times, debating what kind of PMD can be an exercise in futility. [<i><span style="color: #660033">Probably true if a bunch of uninformed folks are debating.&nbsp; Furthermore, if anyone thinks I&#039;m <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie93" alt=":troll:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> being a KIA or too tough with folks satisfied being &quot;D&quot; collectors...<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></i>]&nbsp; Just my opinion.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Kasia, posted: &quot;Not scratched. [<i><span style="color: #660033">Is too</span></i> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />] Too extensive and deep and straight for that. [<i><span style="color: #660033"><b>I agree with your perfect description of A DEEP SCRATCH!</b>] </span></i></p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe could call it gouged, but again, I would think that the rim to rim (even on the edge) kind of negates that. Cut is slightly weird, too, but I can&#039;t seem to readily say why.&quot;&nbsp; <i><span style="color: #660033">Great thinking!&nbsp; A very knowledgeable <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie26" alt=":bookworm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> comment. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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