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Message:: [QUOTE="Market Harmony, post: 703526, member: 20154"]Thanks for those pictures of other 35's. It helps me to be able to see how the pros would grade something and then compare my own abilities. On those slabbed beauties, it looks like there is flatness due to strike. Is that right? And if so, how can I be able to differentiate strike flatness and wear flatness when looking at pictures only? What clues would tip me off as to whether the areas I pointed to were associated with wear or strike? Or, am I seeing things, and those areas that I pointed to are normal? What seemed to look like wear to me, may just be a weaker struck area, so that's why I asked, "...but, what about the flatness on and under Liberty's left breast? And, the wear I have indicated in my previous post? Is this not wear, or would the coin be considered mint state because of something else?..." Obviously, I would think that the coins you provided pictures of are MS64 and MS63. But, that's only because the grading is slapping me in the face. When I am looking at raw coins, and trying to put a grade on it, I need to be armed with more info and referrences. So, I'm asking for help, as I am still in the learning stage of mastering the Walkers.[/QUOTE]