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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Barberian, post: 24683146, member: 24442&quot;]I assume you&#039;re referring to my 1897 half.&nbsp; That&#039;s a good question and I looked at the coin closely.&nbsp; It does have some slight etching on it, as if it had been in a soft flip at one time. However, what I call &quot;slight corrosion&quot;, CAC will overlook and even award green stickers. I&#039;m not kidding, either.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know what the policy is about commenting on grading services here, but I have had difficulty interpreting how the TPGs and CAC handle corrosion and PVC coins.&nbsp; I save photos of CAC coins, even top-pop, 5-figure coins, that are covered with tiny cupric salt crystals, pitting, etched surfaces, or some other sign of corrosion as part of my tongue-in-cheek &quot;CAC Hall of Shame.&quot;&nbsp; I&#039;ve sent these photos to CAC for their examination, and they seem to appreciate the correspondence, but nothing was resolved.&nbsp; CU doesn&#039;t like my showing photos and discussing this issue on their forums.</p><p><br /></p><p>PVC soft-flip damage is a problem throughout the hobby.&nbsp; Because I collect primarily raw coins off eBay, I see all sorts of surface issues. I&#039;ve come to the conclusion that if the PVC-damage problem is only slight, that they don&#039;t hold it against the coin.&nbsp; The same way they overlook fine hairlining from wiping coins with a cloth (except proofs).&nbsp; I recently saw what I believe is a slightly PVC etched coin for sale at Coin Rarities Online (CRO).&nbsp; In the case of my 1897, the problem is minor and from past experience, I expect it will straight grade when submitted to a TPG service.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an CAC-endorsed MS64 1874-CC half with about a dozen cupric salt crystals and etched light spots on its surface.&nbsp; A beautiful coin with signs of soft flip damage.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]1574678[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]1574679[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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