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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Morgandude11, post: 1591889, member: 37839&quot;]I would agree that one mark should not alter the grade that significantly, with one caveat--that would be if the mark were extremely obvious, and distracting in terms of the coin&#039;s eye appeal, and overall surface preservation state.&nbsp; The coin you originally depicted seemed to be clearly a MS 65, and got the negatives exaggerated.&nbsp; However, I think that the reasonable approach would be to take the overall grading of a coin like that---a beautiful, clean coin with one distraction on a case-by-case basis.&nbsp; First, how bad is the mark?&nbsp; Is it distracting from the overall appearance of the coin, or is it an isolated flaw?&nbsp; Does the mark, or does the overall surface of the coin define the coin&#039;s appearance?&nbsp; This is a judgement call, and I feel it is an individual basis thing, as opposed to a general policy.&nbsp; There are grading standards to begin with, and judgement is implicit in them. Second, what is the overall presentation of the coin?&nbsp; Does it still look like a MS 65, for example, or does the mark render it a 64 when one looks at the whole coin?&nbsp;&nbsp; Definitely a case for sound judgement, and overall evaluation IMHO.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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