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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1268368, member: 112"]Well yes, but not always. And <u>that</u> is a problem - pun intended.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many times coins with scratches, rim dings, pitting (corrosion), damaged surfaces, harsh cleaning, etc etc - those coins will be graded and placed in regular slabs. That's because all of those things are subjective - is the scratch big enough, is the rim ding bad enough, is the surface damage bad enough - and so on. And then there are the coins that NGC and PCGS will slab almost without regard for problems - any early US coinage comes to mind.</p><p><br /></p><p>So the "problem" is that you will find problem coins in regular slabs. But you have to be astute enough to recognize them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1268368, member: 112"]Well yes, but not always. And [U]that[/U] is a problem - pun intended. Many times coins with scratches, rim dings, pitting (corrosion), damaged surfaces, harsh cleaning, etc etc - those coins will be graded and placed in regular slabs. That's because all of those things are subjective - is the scratch big enough, is the rim ding bad enough, is the surface damage bad enough - and so on. And then there are the coins that NGC and PCGS will slab almost without regard for problems - any early US coinage comes to mind. So the "problem" is that you will find problem coins in regular slabs. But you have to be astute enough to recognize them.[/QUOTE]
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