Marks on this Saint?

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  1. Dougmeister

    Dougmeister Well-Known Member

    Link to 1923-D $20 MS64 NGC @ Heritage

    Are those scratches on the *coin* or the holder?

    obverse: through the letters of "LIBERTY"
    reverse: through the "earth" on the bottom of the coin?
     
    Dougmeister, Jun 11, 2014
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  3. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    Pictures aren't coming up well on the Heritage site but the line through LIBERTY looks like it could be either a die crack or a die scratch. I don't think it is a scratch on the coin. I can't see the mar on the reverse well enought to tell what it is.
     
    Conder101, Jun 11, 2014
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  4. Morgandude11

    Morgandude11 As long as it's Silver, I'm listening

    They are contact marks from storage with other coins. That is why it is MS 64.
     
    Morgandude11, Jun 11, 2014
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  5. Dougmeister

    Dougmeister Well-Known Member

    So do you guys agree with the MS64 designation?
     
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  6. Morgandude11

    Morgandude11 As long as it's Silver, I'm listening

    Were it not for the contact marks on the obverse, it would have been a gem grade coin. It is really pretty.
     
    Morgandude11, Jun 11, 2014
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  7. coleguy

    coleguy Coin Collector

    Its hard finding a $20 gold coin without any contact marks. I've seen 66's with more than that one shows.
     
    coleguy, Jun 11, 2014
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