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<p>[QUOTE="geekpryde, post: 7889015, member: 36248"]I had a similar issue on my American Eagle 2021 One Ounce Silver Proof Coin (W).</p><p>I was 100% sure there was a scratch on one of the 3 coins that arrived, as it looked extremely like a small staple scratch, and it did not move when I lightly shook and hit the coin against my palm, and I inspected it quite closely. </p><p><br /></p><p>I was sort of bummed about it and set the coin aside. A few days went by, and I checked again, this time with a bright light, and sure enough, what I thought was a very fine scratch, cast a shadow on the surface of the coin. At that point, I realized it was just a very tiny fiber of some sort, probably related to the packaging process. I then decided to pop open the plastic coin holders, rotated one side, and sure enough, the "scratch" moved to a new location on the coin! It was a tiny fiber stuck to the coin-tite. </p><p><br /></p><p>Take a bright light, and see if you get a shadow below the suspected scratch. You may find yourself pleasantly surprised like I did![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="geekpryde, post: 7889015, member: 36248"]I had a similar issue on my American Eagle 2021 One Ounce Silver Proof Coin (W). I was 100% sure there was a scratch on one of the 3 coins that arrived, as it looked extremely like a small staple scratch, and it did not move when I lightly shook and hit the coin against my palm, and I inspected it quite closely. I was sort of bummed about it and set the coin aside. A few days went by, and I checked again, this time with a bright light, and sure enough, what I thought was a very fine scratch, cast a shadow on the surface of the coin. At that point, I realized it was just a very tiny fiber of some sort, probably related to the packaging process. I then decided to pop open the plastic coin holders, rotated one side, and sure enough, the "scratch" moved to a new location on the coin! It was a tiny fiber stuck to the coin-tite. Take a bright light, and see if you get a shadow below the suspected scratch. You may find yourself pleasantly surprised like I did![/QUOTE]
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