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Message:: [QUOTE="Histman, post: 26774530, member: 75066"]Perfect timing for this topic. I submitted three coins to PCGS at the end of January and just got them back. One was a 1973 Canadian Large Bust quarter. I sent it in for authenticity purposes. It came back as "Genuine AU - Scratched." The scratch you can't even see unless you have it in hand and turn the angle, so it doesn't bother me at all. The second coin was a 1916-D Mercury Dime. Again, I sent it in for authentication. It came back as "Genuine AG - Ungradable." For me, it was authenticated, and that is all I care about. I have bought several other coins in "Details" condition -- 1928-P Peace Dollar, for example. I look at that coin and can't even see what the detail issue is. I don't buy these coins with the intent of reselling them, so as long as they look good to the eye, I buy them if they are key dates. I can now say I have an authentic 1916-D Mercury Dime instead of guessing if it was. P.S. The last coin I am waiting on is the 1895-O Barber Dime. I sent it off for the same reason: to authenticate it.[/QUOTE]