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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cncman, post: 560862, member: 17256&quot;]Of course that looks different. And I would agree that the HA coin you pictured here has a more defined shield than the OPs. That is because it isn&#039;t the same coin from HA we have been talking about the last few posts. I have been talking about the last one I posted which you responded to, the 1929 MS65 FH, the HA coin you have here isn&#039;t even FH. Here is the link again. <a href="http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=29042&amp;Lot_No=22617#Photo" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=29042&amp;Lot_No=22617#Photo" rel="nofollow">http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=29042&amp;Lot_No=22617#Photo</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Compare those two and tell me which one has a more complete shield? It&#039;s completely missing at the top! Rivets are NOT an indicator of wear unless it is a heavily worn coin. Especially when the typical high points that are checked for wear, (breast, knee, thigh etc) do not show evidence of high wear. Here is the qoute from Cline&#039;s book for you on 1925 and up SLQs. See what it says about the shield and rivets. Anyone looking at a weak shield and rivets as a sign of wear in a 1925 and up coin isn&#039;t grading the coin accurately. It can be an indicator of strength of the strike, but nearly all of these coins have weak shields and rivets so it isn&#039;t a good indicator when you can have a FH and weak shield and rivets.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;wouldn&#039;t it be nice if the mint could get it all together? How about recessed date; strong sharp date? What about shield lines, rivets, toes, head? <b>This (1925) is the beginning of the no shield lines through 1930. Both verticle and horizontal lines are almost non existent.</b> Most have Mushy toes. <b>Second, third, and sometimes fourth rivets are missing or are very flat. &quot;</b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Later on the 1926;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;<b>Again, few if any shield lines, missing or flattened rivets two, three and four&quot;</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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