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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;eddiespin, post: 1854608, member: 4920&quot;]In my opinion tarnish should never be dispositive on the issue of whether or not a coin should be entitled to a grade. What the tarnish did to the physical integrity of the coin is what should be dispositive on that issue. The mode of onset of the tarnish should be irrelevant. There’s a lot of money in maintaining these distinctions and that’s why we still have them. The TPGs have the final say because of them and dealers and “experts” and authors are made because of them. Collect what you like and don’t concern yourself with trying to be a detective on something as meaningless as the mode of onset of tarnish. Learn how to grade coins based on their physical condition, and you’ll do OK, and probably better than most.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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