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<p>[QUOTE="brg5658, post: 4854228, member: 29751"]The <i><b><span style="color: #ff0000">streaks</span> </b></i>on the deer token are <b><span style="color: #ff0000">not</span></b> what I am worried about. Blow up the picture (click on it) and look at the area on the reverse at 8 o'clock - the "AR" of "ARMS". That is active <b><u>corrosion</u></b>. This problem bears no resemblance to your Fugio Cent's planchet imperfections.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In the case of your cent, it should be in a Details holder with notation of "environmental damage". Both major TPGs have policies for slabbing yet indicating damage to coins (Details grades). Condition census or not, a coin that is damaged should not be put in a holder by a TPG with no mention of the problems and/or damage. If the cent you pictured no longer has active corrosion (body bags are for <i>active </i>corrosion or PVC problem coins), that does not in some way make it magically "mint state".[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="brg5658, post: 4854228, member: 29751"]The [I][B][COLOR=#ff0000]streaks[/COLOR] [/B][/I]on the deer token are [B][COLOR=#ff0000]not[/COLOR][/B] what I am worried about. Blow up the picture (click on it) and look at the area on the reverse at 8 o'clock - the "AR" of "ARMS". That is active [B][U]corrosion[/U][/B]. This problem bears no resemblance to your Fugio Cent's planchet imperfections. In the case of your cent, it should be in a Details holder with notation of "environmental damage". Both major TPGs have policies for slabbing yet indicating damage to coins (Details grades). Condition census or not, a coin that is damaged should not be put in a holder by a TPG with no mention of the problems and/or damage. If the cent you pictured no longer has active corrosion (body bags are for [I]active [/I]corrosion or PVC problem coins), that does not in some way make it magically "mint state".[/QUOTE]
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