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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;physics-fan3.14, post: 3199768, member: 19165&quot;]This is market grading at it&#039;s finest.</p><p><br /></p><p>The strike is strong, but not complete. See the little hashmarks on his cheekbone and jawline? That is called high point roughness. In my opinion, no coin above a 65 should have that (although I see them graded at 66 or 67 with this all the time, especially Jeffersons). </p><p><br /></p><p>The luster here is off the charts, and significantly helped the coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>The eye appeal is also ridiculous. </p><p><br /></p><p>But the contact marks! There are so many marks on the obverse of that coin that I would debate even calling it 65. </p><p><br /></p><p>So basically, the strong luster and the ridiculous eye appeal added about 2 full points to the grade. </p><p><br /></p><p>That is absolutely insane. The coin is not FBL, either, as there is weakness on the top set of lines and contact marks which cross both sets of lines.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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