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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 895774, member: 112&quot;]How much damage is enough to make ungradeable is subjective. That is because it depends - where is the damage located ? Is it in a prime focal area ? Is it somewhat hidden in the coin&#039;s details ? What coin is it ? A dime for example, since it is such a small coin, might be bagged because of the size of the mark, whereas a half dollar or larger coin with a mark of the exact same size would be graded. More leniency is given to larger coins than smaller coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>And then you also have to ask what is the nature of the damage ? A scratch for example can be considered less damaging than a gouge. A rim ding of suficient size can be considered worse than a gouge - and so on.</p><p><br /></p><p>So it depends on many things for each individual coin. And there are no set rules or definitions. A coin&#039;s being ungradeable because of damage is based on years of experience and the grader having looked at hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, of coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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