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Message:: [QUOTE="900fine, post: 204587, member: 6036"]Sad, but true. I submitted 3 $50 gold Buffaloes to PCGS. Since most are PR69 DCAM, I looked them over VERY carefully before sending them in, trying to guess my chances of having some 70s (which command a premium). On two, I honestly found nothing; they seemed perfect. On one of them, I thought I saw a very small lint spec, which should knock it down to 69. Well, I got them back from PCGS. One did grade 70, the other two 69. I again looked very closely at the 69s. To the naked eye, they looked good. But under a 16x loupe, there was VERY conspicuous "damage" on the obverse rim, between 4 o'clock and 6 o'clock. Maybe I missed hat the first time, but how ? It jumped out at me the second time. I think they messed it up when they pulled it out of the mint capsule. Interesting that the damage was very similar. I contacted them with detailed photos, but no deal. Like GDJMSP said, I'm chalking it up to experience. No hard feelings, but a lesson learned.[/QUOTE]