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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2669261, member: 24314&quot;]IMHO, If a person cannot tell what caused <b>virtually any tiny mark</b> on a &quot;gem&quot; coin they should stick to graded slabs or start collecting comic books! </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie14" alt=":angelic:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> tone this down a bit as that was a stupid <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> remark.&nbsp; If a skilled, knowledgeable, experienced collector/dealer/professional numismatist cannot tell what caused a tiny characteristic on a gem coin, they should take a grading class - pronto!&nbsp; The simple reason is this.&nbsp; <span style="color: #660066">Mint made and PMD marks <b>do not look the same</b> under magnification.</span>&nbsp; Only in very, very rare occasions (less than about 3 times a year) does it take any more than several seconds w/a stereo microscope and florescent light to make the correct determination.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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