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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 3551904, member: 112&quot;]I don&#039;t disagree. In this case I was using the term as they would on one of their labels - kinda like you just described. In other words, I was using it as a catch-all term. In any case, labeling that coin as harshly cleaned would have been far closer to the truth than labeling it slide marks.</p><p><br /></p><p>And as you say, all the TPGs use catch-all terms for their problem coin labels. For example, cleaned, altered surfaces, environmental damage, and damage - all of them are catch-all terms that each cover numerous causes. And while I readily agree the catch-all terms are not always accurate, maybe even seldom accurate, I don&#039;t really have a problem with it for it because I&#039;m aware of what each covers.</p><p><br /></p><p>But labeling this coin as they did, yeah, that I have a problem with for it is simply not true. And the only reason I can think of for using that label is that perhaps it would lessen the degree of severity of the problem in the eyes of some, maybe even most, of the buying public thus allowing that coin to achieve a higher sales price than it would otherwise.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line, just another example of trying to make their customers (submitters) happy. Maximize grades and minimize problems - the two go hand in hand.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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