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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SuperDave, post: 2508721, member: 1892&quot;]OK, I&#039;ll bite. I don&#039;t think the slab interfered much in this instance; I don&#039;t see anything obvious which make me wonder whether it&#039;s on the slab or the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>First we&#039;ll discount the typical weakness in the northwest quadrant of the reverse and the &quot;graininess&quot; apparent on the shoulder of the obverse. Those are for the same reason, the classic &quot;too much to fill with too little metal available&quot; weak spot on Lincoln Wheats and - at this level - shouldn&#039;t affect the grade. Maybe at 67 or above. </p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse fields are lovely. There&#039;s one mark of note through Lincoln&#039;s beard, and a little skritchiness (trade term <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ) on the cheekbone. These are both focus areas, though, and detract more than similar marks in better-hidden areas.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse shows relatively few marks on ONE CENT - I counted only 4 which had a bearing on my opinion - but some fairly visible and major gouges in the fields.</p><p><br /></p><p>All said, I&#039;d call this one a pretty strong 64 or a weak 65.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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