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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sean5150, post: 2288224, member: 75607&quot;]I&#039;m not concerned about the grade; you seem to be very concerned with it. I don&#039;t know man. It&#039;s a 78 CC; most of them were transported in giant bags with forklifts. Would it be a 64 if it were a 78s? Of course not. Seeing that you are an experienced Morgan collector, I am bemused that you would be so dogmatic with your opinion of this coin&#039;s grade. Surface preservation is one of four criteria. You haven&#039;t even seen it in person. I don&#039;t even know why I&#039;m defending the coin, it&#039;s just the way you insist on presenting your opinion as fact. But I feel you may be playing semantics and using the term &quot;distracting marks&quot; as justification for a grade of 63. As far as I&#039;m concerned, every non-modern coin I&#039;ve ever seen has distracting marks. A hairline scratch is no more distracting to me than a grouping of bag marks or a scuff on the cheek. But there are MS 66 coins with those qualities. </p><p><br /></p><p>Is it under graded? No. Is it a top tier CAC coin (which I feel basically means under graded)? No. Is it overgraded? No. Is it overgraded compared to common date Morgans? Yes. Have you seen thousands of coins that look better for the grade and personally own only the best coins for their respective grades? Sounds like it.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;From the ANA definition for MS-64:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;A coin graded MS-64 has at least average luster and strike for the type. Several small contact marks in groups, as well as one or two moderately heavy marks may be present. One or two small patches of hairlines may show. Noticeable light scuff marks or defects might be seen within the design or in the field. Overall quality is attractive, with a pleasing eye appeal.</p><p><br /></p><p>Contact Marks: May have light scattered marks; a few may be in prime focal areas Hairlines: May have a few scattered or a small patch. </p><p>Luster: Average. </p><p>Eye Appeal: Quite attractive.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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