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<p>[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 469000, member: 15309"]Sometimes the photos can make distractions or blemishes look much worse than they really are. Here is an example from my collection. The photo makes you wonder how this coin got the MS66 grade, but the distraction on the cheek is not nearly as bad when you view the coin in hand.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Morgan%20Dollars/MorganDollar1880-SNGCMS66Star312-20.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Morgan%20Dollars/MorganDollar1880-SNGCMS66Star312-21.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Morgan%20Dollars/MorganDollar1880-SNGCMS66Star312-22.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I am sure the coin in the OP probably looks much nicer than the photo. Having said that, it is also very likely that the surfaces of the coin are MS65 and the superb strike, luster, and eye appeal bumped the grade to MS66.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 469000, member: 15309"]Sometimes the photos can make distractions or blemishes look much worse than they really are. Here is an example from my collection. The photo makes you wonder how this coin got the MS66 grade, but the distraction on the cheek is not nearly as bad when you view the coin in hand. [IMG]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Morgan%20Dollars/MorganDollar1880-SNGCMS66Star312-20.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Morgan%20Dollars/MorganDollar1880-SNGCMS66Star312-21.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Morgan%20Dollars/MorganDollar1880-SNGCMS66Star312-22.jpg[/IMG] I am sure the coin in the OP probably looks much nicer than the photo. Having said that, it is also very likely that the surfaces of the coin are MS65 and the superb strike, luster, and eye appeal bumped the grade to MS66.[/QUOTE]
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