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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Blasty, post: 7436235, member: 38375&quot;]Here&#039;s one that I&#039;m sure everyone knows about, but bears repeating. When removing a coin from a cardboard 2X2, do NOT pull the edges open and try to pick the coin out.</p><p><br /></p><p>I inherited a beautiful, immaculate 1925 Stone Mountain half. No defects at all visible to the naked eye. I later discovered a short, very light staple scratch AFTER I trasferred it from its cardboard 2X2 to a new holder.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will never know if I did that, or if it was already there and I just missed it. It doesn&#039;t stand out very much. But it pains me every time I look at it to think that maybe I did that by tearing the 2X2 open from the side and plucking the coin out. It is the only defect I can see with the naked eye. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder if it would still straight grade were I to submit it someday (never done this), or if any scratch at all would relegate it to details. Too bad, I bet it was MS65 or better.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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