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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KSorbo, post: 2014316, member: 56370&quot;]I was browsing completed auctions on Ebay today and came across the listing attached below.&nbsp; The coin was graded as a problem free MS63 in a new generation PCGS holder.&nbsp; I did a double take when I saw the hideous looking gouges in the field in front of Liberty&#039;s face, because at first I thought surely it is a scratch on the holder.&nbsp; Unfortunately the blown up photo confirmed some serious metal movement.&nbsp; Is it just me or is this completely outside the bounds of market acceptability for an uncirculated coin?</p><p><br /></p><p>Some recent threads have suggested that PCGS is loosening up.&nbsp; I previously thought that even with lower standards the &quot;questionable&quot; calls were at least debatable, but this one makes me want to just turn and run.&nbsp; Besides, this is not a tough series such as trade dollars or early copper where there aren&#039;t enough problem free examples to go around.&nbsp; However, the more I think about it the more it makes sense from a marketing standpoint, because now there is an incentive to resubmit problem coins.&nbsp; I&#039;m just afraid that if the standards sink low enough there could be a complete loss of confidence in certified coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFgxNTEy/z/KWcAAOSwEK9T6Wk9/$_57.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1897-Liberty-Nickel-PCGS-MS-63-/281425085133?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item41863e02cd" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1897-Liberty-Nickel-PCGS-MS-63-/281425085133?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item41863e02cd" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/1897-Liberty-Nickel-PCGS-MS-63-/281425085133?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item41863e02cd</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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