@bobsal u1553115,
Hello Bob. My request for a replacement S.S. card was approved by the S.S.A. As of the time of the posting of this I got an email from S.S.A. confirming this.
I'm glad I took Rebel's advice. I went to "My Social Security" on the S.S.A.'s official website and applied for a new card. If I had gone straight to their sits and applies for a replacement card the regular way I would have ended up wasting $37 for a new replacement card.
I created a "My Social Security" account, logged in and requested the new card for free.