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<p>[QUOTE="treylxapi47, post: 1925240, member: 41863"]Thats a very similar mark for sure, and after I blew the photo up on Toms Half, it does appear to be a scratch and not a place that missed toning, almost as if you can see the fresh metal 'glowing' from the gouge. We of course do not have the coin in hand (and Tom may not either anymore), but is there any way to verify if that is in fact an anomaly we are seeing in the photos, or is that actually a scratch?</p><p><br /></p><p>Whats also weird is that the mark is on the same side of the coin, and in relatively the same location as where my scratch is as well. </p><p><br /></p><p>So what gets me, and this is assuming that the mark we are seeing in Tom's photo is in fact a scratch and not a perception through the picture, is that it is awful coincidental for a coin to experience such a random mark, in such a random place, due to 'mishandling' (this coin didnt circulate i would imagine), and not only did it receive one of those random marks, but it received another in the same location to replicate the image of an 'X', but no other marks anywhere else on his coin, and few on mine. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now my question is this, if my coin was deemed gradeable and my 'X' mark was due to circulation, then what would Tom's be caused by, and why would that get a slide into a problem free holder if it is a mint state coin?</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, this is mostly hypothetical as of right now as I am basing my assumption off the picture and what appears to be a similar mark to my 1891 quarter. Reality may reflect a different truth, but it does make for an interesting question. </p><p><br /></p><p>The big thing here though is whether Toms mark is a scratch, or just an anomaly that appears to be a scratch in the photograph.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="treylxapi47, post: 1925240, member: 41863"]Thats a very similar mark for sure, and after I blew the photo up on Toms Half, it does appear to be a scratch and not a place that missed toning, almost as if you can see the fresh metal 'glowing' from the gouge. We of course do not have the coin in hand (and Tom may not either anymore), but is there any way to verify if that is in fact an anomaly we are seeing in the photos, or is that actually a scratch? Whats also weird is that the mark is on the same side of the coin, and in relatively the same location as where my scratch is as well. So what gets me, and this is assuming that the mark we are seeing in Tom's photo is in fact a scratch and not a perception through the picture, is that it is awful coincidental for a coin to experience such a random mark, in such a random place, due to 'mishandling' (this coin didnt circulate i would imagine), and not only did it receive one of those random marks, but it received another in the same location to replicate the image of an 'X', but no other marks anywhere else on his coin, and few on mine. Now my question is this, if my coin was deemed gradeable and my 'X' mark was due to circulation, then what would Tom's be caused by, and why would that get a slide into a problem free holder if it is a mint state coin? Again, this is mostly hypothetical as of right now as I am basing my assumption off the picture and what appears to be a similar mark to my 1891 quarter. Reality may reflect a different truth, but it does make for an interesting question. The big thing here though is whether Toms mark is a scratch, or just an anomaly that appears to be a scratch in the photograph.[/QUOTE]
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