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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 19016674, member: 10461"]It's too random to be categorized as graffiti. And coins in the lower end of the scale <i>do</i> get some forgiveness for marks and small scratches and stuff.</p><p><br /></p><p>But yeah, I agree with you, in this particular case. That one probably shouldn't have gotten a straight grade. It certainly wouldn't have if <b><i>I</i></b> had been the one who sent it in!</p><p><br /></p><p>That one there was evidently graded just before closing on a Friday, when everybody was eager to head out the door and start their weekend!</p><p><br /></p><p>PS- it does have nice original contrasting patina (i.e., "CircCam" contrast). Bet that helped it slide past, somewhat. I don't think it is an unattractive coin, despite the old scratches. </p><p><br /></p><p>PPS- Oh, yeah- and it's a '61-O. That's a very special and historic date in Seated halves, as you likely know. I wonder if that one was struck under the authority of the US Mint, the state of Louisiana, or the Confederacy. It was an eventful year.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 19016674, member: 10461"]It's too random to be categorized as graffiti. And coins in the lower end of the scale [I]do[/I] get some forgiveness for marks and small scratches and stuff. But yeah, I agree with you, in this particular case. That one probably shouldn't have gotten a straight grade. It certainly wouldn't have if [B][I]I[/I][/B] had been the one who sent it in! That one there was evidently graded just before closing on a Friday, when everybody was eager to head out the door and start their weekend! PS- it does have nice original contrasting patina (i.e., "CircCam" contrast). Bet that helped it slide past, somewhat. I don't think it is an unattractive coin, despite the old scratches. PPS- Oh, yeah- and it's a '61-O. That's a very special and historic date in Seated halves, as you likely know. I wonder if that one was struck under the authority of the US Mint, the state of Louisiana, or the Confederacy. It was an eventful year.[/QUOTE]
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