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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;900fine, post: 686054, member: 6036&quot;]EF45 is <b><i><u><font size="3">not</font></u></i></b> &quot;the grade&quot;. The coin exhibits the same amount of detail as a problem-free EF45 coin.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Since it is scratched, it will net grade lower than EF45, maybe a lot lower.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>No.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>How much lower ? There are no guidelines. There are several reasons. For one, not all scratches are created equal. Some are worse scratches, some are in worse locations. Perhaps more importantly, different people react differently to any given scratch. For some it&#039;s no big deal. For others, it&#039;s a deal killer.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>No. What they&#039;re saying is &quot;if this was a problem-free coin, it would be EF45&quot;.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Since we can&#039;t see the coin in hand, it&#039;s impossible to say how much impact the scratch has.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>Always a good idea.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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