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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 3636319, member: 112&quot;]There&#039;s a distinct difference between counterstamps and chopmarks. And, as Conder partially explained, there is distinct difference between official counterstamps and counterstamps added by just anybody.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chopmarks and unofficial countertsamps are damage, and there was a time when the TPGs would not grade a coin with either of them. But, they threw the rule about not grading chopmarked coins out the window quite a few years ago. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, to the best of my knowledge, they will still not grade coins with unofficial counterstamps on them. But they will grade coins with official counterstamps on them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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