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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2414050, member: 24314&quot;]Yes! it affects the coin&#039;s eye appeal.&nbsp; It is not damage because if it comes off with proper conservation IT WAS NEVER THERE.&nbsp; Damage is something that cannot be removed EVEN IF REPAIRED.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, let&#039;s please stop calling smudges, prints, corrosion, etc .&nbsp; PM <span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 0)">anything!<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">&nbsp; Everything we see on a coin has a name in numismatic terminology.&nbsp; Corrosion is PMD, it&#039;s called corrosion.&nbsp; Scratches are PMD, they are called scratches.&nbsp; Fingerprints are PMD, they are called f----------s.&nbsp; That&#039;s correct!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 0)"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 0)"><span style="color: #000000">We are here to educate the new collectors.&nbsp; When one of them posts a photo of a Lincoln cent with part of the &quot;1&quot; pushed over, let&#039;s tell him his coin has a damaged &quot;1&quot; that was pushed out of position when something came into contact with his coin after it was struck.&nbsp; Makes more sense than</span> PMD don&#039;t you think? </span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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