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mcshilling Pillar of the Community Canada 9165 Posts	Posted 02/23/2011 3:04 pm Will this small dot of corrosion change the grading? Edited by mcshilling 02/23/2011 3:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff

TwoCentsWorth Valued Member Canada 250 Posts	Posted 02/23/2011 3:18 pm Hard to give an accurate assessment from these photos, there is a lot of light on them. I'd say conservatively VF-30 as these photos seem to indicate a lot of wear. A third party grader would make a note of "corrosion" on the slab but it wouldn't affect the grade of the coin unless it severely interrupted the coin detail. It would however affect the price. Also, more important for accurate grading is the obverse side of the coin (portrait). Cheers Report this Post to the Staff
Darth Anarchus Pillar of the Community United States 1388 Posts	Posted 02/23/2011 9:10 pm Corrosion changes everything, and will eventually alter the surface Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 02/24/2011 01:54 am The 'carbon spot' would reduce the value by about half of the 'otherwise' value. Although is is called a 'carbon spot', it is probably minor corrosion, the deposit being copper sulphide. Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 02/24/2011 04:38 am If it was a penny, it would matter. The cent will spend just fine. Report this Post to the Staff
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