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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stldanceartist, post: 3741127, member: 13307&quot;]Well, I think it&#039;s important to remember that it&#039;s really just a piece of metal.&nbsp; A shiny, attractive piece of metal - some would consider it a tiny piece of art due to the design - but the point of the grading process is to evaluate each piece based on its characteristics.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin has some pretty obvious scratches (that I missed; they&#039;re really obvious at a different lighting angle) and as such I agree with NGC&#039;s assessment that it was cleaned (or damaged.)&nbsp; Doesn&#039;t mean I don&#039;t enjoy the coin any more - just means that it doesn&#039;t deserve the same grade as a coin without the scratches.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, if we want to bring up unfair grades, I have a Botanic Commemorative Dollar I pulled straight from the original packaging with toning that NGC labeled as &quot;artificial toning.&quot;&nbsp; Again, this is exactly how it came from the OGP:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1003422[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I have a similar Jefferson Commemorative Dollar here that I&#039;d like to send in, but worry it will similarly get unfairly labeled.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1003419[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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