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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;treylxapi47, post: 1894600, member: 41863&quot;]I&#039;m going to keep it. The coin is nice and I understand things happen. This surely isn&#039;t the coins fault. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also want to hold on to it as it illustrates my gripe quite well with the TPGs. I just don&#039;t believe this one should have been allowed to slide through. Something should have been said about this mark. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also don&#039;t want to take advantage of the guarantee as that&#039;s exactly what PCGS wants. In my eyes its similar to shady eBay sellers who give you a refund plus some to keep from getting negative feedback. They are basically paying actual money to keep their image from being tainted from less than proper work on their part. I know mistakes happen guys, and maybe I&#039;m being too hard on this coin, and just in general, but sheesh I don&#039;t like getting surprises like this when I expect a certain amount of assurance that the grading fees are supposed to pay for when that grade is posted on the front of that label. </p><p><br /></p><p>I just don&#039;t see how out of all the possibilities and the principle of Occams Razor applied that those marks are anything other than either staple scratches or intentional graffiti. The stars aligned incredibly well for this coin to be just jingling around in someone&#039;s pocket and then picked up not one, but TWO perfect scratches that are almost identical in size and cross perfectly. Not buying it. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have a weird dilemma as I am full of complaints for the TPGs, but even I seldom buy anything raw. I stick to those companies too. I guess the moral of the story is to always use your own eyeballs and always, always, ALWAYS, buy the coin and not the slab. </p><p><br /></p><p>This is another lesson well learned and I am consoled in the fact that this still isn&#039;t a bad coin, just not something I&#039;m looking to add more of to my collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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