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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1672202, member: 112"]We are like minded, number wise I couldn't decide between 20 & 25.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes it is subjective. And with scratches that severity is based on length and depth, and location, but to my knowledge the TPGs have never specified anything regarding that subjectivity, no parameters in other words.</p><p><br /></p><p>Long ago I decided for my own purposes that about 20% was the magic number, meaning that if a scratch was about 20% of the diameter of the coin, that the coin was damaged. This coin has one scratch that is that big and another, lighter one, that is nearly so. So for me, that cinches it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Other opinions may vary of course, but that is mine. I always figure that when it comes to coins it is better to err on the side of caution than it is to be optimistic. That thinking has never steered me wrong.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1672202, member: 112"]We are like minded, number wise I couldn't decide between 20 & 25. Yes it is subjective. And with scratches that severity is based on length and depth, and location, but to my knowledge the TPGs have never specified anything regarding that subjectivity, no parameters in other words. Long ago I decided for my own purposes that about 20% was the magic number, meaning that if a scratch was about 20% of the diameter of the coin, that the coin was damaged. This coin has one scratch that is that big and another, lighter one, that is nearly so. So for me, that cinches it. Other opinions may vary of course, but that is mine. I always figure that when it comes to coins it is better to err on the side of caution than it is to be optimistic. That thinking has never steered me wrong.[/QUOTE]
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