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Message:: [QUOTE="Stephan77, post: 2224900, member: 74244"]I hear ya. I've gotten better at this especially with spots on coins. With the software program I mentioned which is a free download, it has all the brightness, contrast, saturation, etc, settings on there for a decent evaluation. But it's still tough to accurately do. I recently bought a PCGS 64 Indian cent off eBay, and even with the software, I missed seeing a decent size spot on the face of the coin, it sort of blended in with the pic, and with the coin in hand the spot is sadly very noticeable. After this, I've learned even further to adjust the software settings to be able to see spots such as this on future prospective coin purchases. I hate to agree with GDJMSP, but the more I look at the pic, the more it does appear that the mark might be on the coin, but I'm still not 100% sure. I've never returned an eBay purchase, and I probably won't return this one even with the mark if it's on there, but perhaps I should reconsider that. Frankly, and I know it's an old holder from many years ago, and the grading standards at PCGS have evolved somewhat, but it would be very disappointing that PCGS would give a 67 grade to a modern proof coin with a nick such as this on it. But hopefully it's just some lint, and my respect for PCGS will be sustained.[/QUOTE]