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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 4665576, member: 24314&quot;]I should have been more specific.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t consider all the Environmental Damaged coins in my comment.&nbsp; IMO, they don&#039;t count.&nbsp; Corrosion is corrosion and most can understand it.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>From what I see, PGCS (especially) ignores most other types of damage on old coins.&nbsp; That&#039;s covered under crap I hear from PCGS dealers like: &quot;The coin is 150 years old, you should expect some damage.&quot;&nbsp; Unfortunately, when a trusting collector tries to sell his 150-year-old coin to the same dealer, the large scratch on it is the first thing the dealer points out! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I feel the second-tier TPGS are usually stricter with regard to &quot;problems&quot; to the benefit of collectors and to the detriment of their reputations.&nbsp;&nbsp; Many dealers can&#039;t take the truth about their &quot;gem.&quot;&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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