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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2329499, member: 24314&quot;]DITTO...And no matter what...I love you and like/appreciate the back and forth.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Take a look again at the $3 I posted.&nbsp; Do you see a BIG difference between the random hairlines on the OP 1921 coin and the gold coin?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, and that will cause virtually parallel grooves to appear on the strip and then on the planchet and then PERHAPS on to the coin if conditions are &quot;right&quot; and they are not obliterated.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You are 100% correct.&nbsp; There are NO striations on the OP 1921 $1. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I do not see circular hairlines on the coin.&nbsp; Are you referring to the way some slightly curve?&nbsp; IMO, there was never any &quot;grit&quot; buildup on this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, that is what grading is all about.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>When a dealer calls an IMO, WHAT APPEARS TO BE IN THE PHOTO a perfectly naturally circulated coin &quot;harshly cleaned,&quot;&nbsp; IMO, he is not in step with the coin market.&nbsp; IMO, the OP dollar will be straight graded by most &quot;big time&quot; experienced dealers, auction houses, and TPGS&#039;s.&nbsp; Just my opinion.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I agree totally with what a light cleaning would be in your quote above.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>NO disrespect taken at all!&nbsp; You have been a perfect poster!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And I agree 100%.&nbsp; What the coin looks like will affect both the buyer and the seller.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I agree.&nbsp; The dealers and collectors who specialize&nbsp; in them have it much easier and THEY help set the standards (?) in the marketplace.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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