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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mac McDonald, post: 7833436, member: 117420&quot;]Why should/does a scratch render an otherwise nice, legitimate coin to the &quot;details&quot; heap...? Seems that&#039;s what many think...&quot;oh, too bad...it&#039;s got a scratch...it&#039;s &quot;curtains&quot; (&quot;details&quot;) for it.&quot;&nbsp; There are so many legitimate reasons a coin might have a scratch that I can&#039;t count them...a simple accident/drop with handling, thoughtlessly or hastily using a metal object or tool to move it or pick it up, etc, etc. and on and on.&nbsp; And in the life of a 100 or 200 year-old coin, gotta expect some. If it&#039;s not an obvious attempt to damage or otherwise alter or change the coin, et al, the coin should receive a straight, if net grade...PERIOD. No more DETAILS for things people can&#039;t even see or that are so inconspicuous, etc. I really think graders get their kicks and have internal contests to see which one can render &quot;details&quot; to the most coins for the tiniest and most insignificant reasons. A couple of recent stories of rejections have my blood boiling, plus in recalling those of my own, years ago.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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