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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 2076623, member: 73489&quot;]I&#039;m not an expert in grading by any stretch even though (somehow <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ) I got this one pretty right.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder if the RARITY of a coin makes them give a coin a bit more leeway.&nbsp; For instance, marks or scratches on a 1907 HR is going to be less damaging on a RELATIVE BASIS than the same marks on a 1924 Saint.&nbsp; You have alot more choices to upgrade or find a coin with the same rating without the marks in the 1924, less so with the 1907 HR.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><b>Looking at the obverse and reverse of the 1907:&nbsp; </b></span><span style="color: #000000">You can see LOTS of little marks...almost looks like a little kid went around deliberately marking them.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Now comparing this to my 1924 MS-65, you can clearly see less marks:</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/goldfingers-gold-vault.258880/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/goldfingers-gold-vault.258880/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/goldfingers-gold-vault.258880/</a></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><b>My Question:</b>&nbsp; <b><i>Are these BAG marks as a result of gold being very soft ? </i></b> Because I really don&#039;t see the high-point wing wear as being that big a thing, but I see lots more nicks and cuts on the concave fields.</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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