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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 4508293, member: 24314&quot;]No, no, no, and sometimes.&nbsp; Unfortunately, many folks are blind or don&#039;t know how to tip and rotate a coin during exam.&nbsp; They cannot see anything no matter its size.&nbsp; For that reason, against my wishes, you&#039;ll find ICG coins with &quot;crapped up&quot; labels such as:&nbsp; XF-45 Details and long scratch next to the right side of the eagle on the reverse.&nbsp; LOL.&nbsp; A slight exaggeration but if I had my way <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie93" alt=":troll:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> it would just say &quot;scratched.&quot;&nbsp; Let the collector learn something by looking for it on either side!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":grumpy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t take anyone&#039;s word for it.&nbsp; Hand a coin to a prominent, nationally respected&nbsp; dealer and ask him if it is original, authentic, and its grade.&nbsp; You&#039;ll be shocked how fast he answers you question.&nbsp; That is the &quot;gut&quot; reaction (immediate impression) from any knowledgeable, experienced numismatist to a coin he is handed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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