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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 419879, member: 15309&quot;]This is a very good point.&nbsp; GD is analyzing a blown up photograph of the coin whereas multiple graders had the opportunity to view the actual coin in hand.&nbsp; It is hard for me to believe that multiple graders at PCGS would see a weak strike with discoloration and just ignore it without pulling out their loupes.&nbsp; This is not a market graded coin from AU to MS as Eddie implied.&nbsp; This coin in MS64 barely qualifies as a rare coin and no grader in his right mind would market grade an 1883-O Morgan from AU to MS.&nbsp; The graders of this coin thought that it was a mint state coin, not AU.&nbsp; This is not the first time that I have said this.&nbsp; I will continue to trust the opinion of multiple professional graders at a reputable TPG who had the opportunity to view the coin in hand over a seasoned collector who looked at photo.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>GD, I want you to know that I am not doubting your expertise, experience, or grading ability, but again, I find it very presumptuous of you to determine that the PCGS graders are wrong based on a photo, and not a good one at that.&nbsp; Additionally, from what I have seen, your grading standards are about the most stringent I have ever seen.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>After all, I posted an MS68 Morgan Dollar guess the grade thread that you publicly criticized NGC for overgrading badly.&nbsp; After I posted an entire thread dedicated to the subtleties of the Morgan Dollar MS67 grade which included that coin, your comments were conspicuously absent.</p><p><br /></p><p>IMO, you need to realize that many of the members of this forum take your opinion as fact, and I think you should be a little less definitive when disputing the opinions of the graders of NGC and PCGS based on photos.&nbsp; Hell, you have Rhoggman ready to dump the coin at a loss based simply on your post.&nbsp;&nbsp; You have the right to think that this coin is AU all you want, but that does not change the fact that it is simply that, an opinion.&nbsp; An opinion based on a photograph.</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree with leadfoot 100%, this is a weakly struck Morgan Dollar and it is properly graded, IMO.&nbsp; However, I have a proposal that I think will solve the debate.&nbsp; If Rhoggman will sell me the coin at his cost, I will crack it and submit it to NGC.&nbsp; If both TPG&#039;s call it MS64, I guess we can&#039;t argue with that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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