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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2649467, member: 24314&quot;]<b><span style="color: #b30000">Absolutely NOT.</span></b>&nbsp; There is nothing in the slab room (I&#039;ve had a tour of a few of them) that would leave those marks. Dropping the coin would not do it either (At least one slab room had carpet and protected [wrapped] table legs).&nbsp; I&#039;ve been told that the workers value their jobs and if ANY damage is done to a coin (even a light scrape from the mat on the insert table) they show the coin to the supervisor.&nbsp; A note is made and if the damage is thought to be hardly noticeable the coin is returned to see if it is caught by the owner.&nbsp; If not...<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; If the owner complains, the grading service has a record of the damage and it is &quot;made right.&quot;&nbsp; I have heard of cases where there has been disagreement between the two parties.&nbsp; I have also been told that coins with noticeable damage have been photographed in their original packaging and the owner notified.&nbsp; There are also stories of submitters trying to dupe the TPGS about things like scratches.&nbsp; Often the &quot;age&quot; of a scratch can be proven to be old and not caused by the TPGS.&nbsp; Are we having fun yet...</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line, the OP&#039;s coin is gouged and over graded.&nbsp; Due to the appearance of the marks, I&#039;m 100% positive that it did not happen at the mint or the TPGS. I cannot say how it happened; however, try this little test to see how hard it is to produce those marks.&nbsp; Take a brand new SE and throw it at the wall across the room...you will be shocked to find that in many cases, the coin will look exactly the same - undamaged! We&#039;ve done it in a seminar. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>EDIT&nbsp;&nbsp; I just looked at the OP again.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie45" alt=":eggface:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> IMO, the coin was hit by the edge of another coin, note the spacing...we are looking at edge reeding scrapes.&nbsp; Ta, ta...thank you very much.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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