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<p>[QUOTE="LA_Geezer, post: 4871926, member: 89393"]OK, this time I went to max power on my desk lamp and used my magnifying glass to hone in on that area just above the final T in TRVST. There is a very minor scrape there that appears to be about 1 millimeter long but barely scratching the surface. Could this be a bag mark?</p><p><br /></p><p>The dings to the left of her nose, BTW, are far more obvious with the coin in hand. I also compared this one to another 23'D (RAW) in my collection which, upon closer scrutiny shows a bit more wear—even though it cost me $10 more than the NGC slabbed one. I think this is indicative of the idea that a coin with "details" and or "Graffiti" in its grade ward off many potential ebay buyers and may well show why I got the graded one so cheap. The graded one also has the benefit a very slight toning around the rim on the obverse. There is a minor scratch on the raw one just to the left of her nose, all of which prompts me to rethink dumping the NGC details coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm still looking for some help in understanding what this Graffiti is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="LA_Geezer, post: 4871926, member: 89393"]OK, this time I went to max power on my desk lamp and used my magnifying glass to hone in on that area just above the final T in TRVST. There is a very minor scrape there that appears to be about 1 millimeter long but barely scratching the surface. Could this be a bag mark? The dings to the left of her nose, BTW, are far more obvious with the coin in hand. I also compared this one to another 23'D (RAW) in my collection which, upon closer scrutiny shows a bit more wear—even though it cost me $10 more than the NGC slabbed one. I think this is indicative of the idea that a coin with "details" and or "Graffiti" in its grade ward off many potential ebay buyers and may well show why I got the graded one so cheap. The graded one also has the benefit a very slight toning around the rim on the obverse. There is a minor scratch on the raw one just to the left of her nose, all of which prompts me to rethink dumping the NGC details coin. I'm still looking for some help in understanding what this Graffiti is.[/QUOTE]
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