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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2297357, member: 24314&quot;]I have NEVER seen an exception.&nbsp; If you and I sat together and did the following experiment, think I could change your mind.&nbsp; Here is the experiment for you.&nbsp; Find a silver coin with a dark tarnished edge.&nbsp; Dip it carefully.&nbsp; You may even need to soda any really bad part that did not dip off.&nbsp; Now look at the luster and surface.&nbsp; Perhaps you will now agree that it is etched. </p><p><br /></p><p>True many of these are graded because after proper conservation they are market acceptable.&nbsp; That is the key.&nbsp; There are several groups of guys around the country who decide what gets slabbed and what does not.&nbsp; That has nothing to do with the fact that a coin becomes etched when deep black corrosion is removed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many collectors/dealers who show me coins cannot even see a scratch so it is no wonder they cannot detect an improperly cleaned specimen or an etched rim. it&#039;s up to the TPG to say what goes if a coin is sent in.&nbsp; Otherwise it is up to the collector or buyer to set their limits.&nbsp; Anyway, the insert covers edge problems.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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