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<p>[QUOTE="lkeigwin, post: 1187701, member: 30400"]I don't want to debate with you, Doug. I am merely saying that an accidental scratch, as opposed to graffiti, can be acceptable, as is obvious by certified coins with scratches. Graffiti is never acceptable. There is a difference and graders give their opinions. They're not 100% consistent, I agree.</p><p><br /></p><p>PCGS graded that scratched Lincoln, and then under its spot review process gave it hard consideration. A payout was at stake. It wasn't your typical 10 second grading decision. They paid the claim and downgraded the coin. Should it have BB'd? Perhaps. Would another TPG have BB'd it? Maybe. If I had cracked it and sent it to PCGS would they have BB'd it? I wouldn't be surprised.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can find exceptions for almost anything, from color to damage. All we are getting is opinions when we submit coins for grading. I have resubmitted coins I believed in many times and have had them grade cleanly in the end. No one is surprised to hear that.</p><p><br /></p><p>When we look at a coin and wonder why it was graded as it was, we take educated guesses. We guess about luster and toning, spots and bag hits, as we try to understand why a professional grader with enormous experience assigned the grade he did. Everyone has an opinion. But it is only the TPG's that we pay a lot of money for.</p><p>Lance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lkeigwin, post: 1187701, member: 30400"]I don't want to debate with you, Doug. I am merely saying that an accidental scratch, as opposed to graffiti, can be acceptable, as is obvious by certified coins with scratches. Graffiti is never acceptable. There is a difference and graders give their opinions. They're not 100% consistent, I agree. PCGS graded that scratched Lincoln, and then under its spot review process gave it hard consideration. A payout was at stake. It wasn't your typical 10 second grading decision. They paid the claim and downgraded the coin. Should it have BB'd? Perhaps. Would another TPG have BB'd it? Maybe. If I had cracked it and sent it to PCGS would they have BB'd it? I wouldn't be surprised. You can find exceptions for almost anything, from color to damage. All we are getting is opinions when we submit coins for grading. I have resubmitted coins I believed in many times and have had them grade cleanly in the end. No one is surprised to hear that. When we look at a coin and wonder why it was graded as it was, we take educated guesses. We guess about luster and toning, spots and bag hits, as we try to understand why a professional grader with enormous experience assigned the grade he did. Everyone has an opinion. But it is only the TPG's that we pay a lot of money for. Lance.[/QUOTE]
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