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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 2073426, member: 15929&quot;]Not always. I recall a fellow over on CU finding a 1794 Starred Large Cent and it was heavily corroded. PCGS identified it as Genuine and it sold for north of $9,000.</p><p>These coins are very rare and highly collectible yet, no leniency.</p><p><br /></p><p>And for the record, &quot;leniency&quot; is not really given &quot;IF&quot; it is determined that the scratches are old enough to have occurred a very long time ago. (100 years or more). This is a well known fact within the grading circles.</p><p>In other words, a coin from the 1700&#039;s can get a viable grade with some scratching but a coin from the mid to late 1800&#039;s may not.</p><p><br /></p><p>Folks should understand that &quot;technical&quot; grading is mostly applied to coins from the 1900&#039;s on and yes, it can be confusing. Maybe think along the lines of, if it&#039;s a PO1 and it still has a 5 figure value, then yes, some leniency can be applied but only to a certain point.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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