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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kurisu, post: 5399756, member: 117063&quot;]I&#039;ll partially agree with that <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The photo isn&#039;t as sharp as it could be (just a cellphone shot) but keep in mind you are seeing it at much more than 5x and I know from multiple NGC and PCGS slabs I own that very small contacts which interrupt a step or two does not cause it to loose the FS designation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the PCGS explanation (since they tend to be more strict about it than NGC)...</p><p>&quot;Any <b>major</b> disturbance or interruption of these steps or lines, whether caused by contact, planchet problems, or another source, will result in the coin&#039;s not being designated FS.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://www.pcgs.com/news/tips-from-the-grading-room-part-3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/news/tips-from-the-grading-room-part-3" rel="nofollow">https://www.pcgs.com/news/tips-from-the-grading-room-part-3</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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