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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 3593184, member: 68&quot;]Yeah, a lot of certified &quot;Gems&quot; just means they aren&#039;t scratched up real bad.&nbsp;&nbsp; It used to mean that they were well struck by good dies and had very little marking.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>People have no clue how tough a lot of moderns really are in true &quot;Gem&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; DE was one of the toughies because the mint hadn&#039;t been concerned about quality since around 1962.&nbsp;&nbsp; People complained about the quality of the early states coins and the mint started making some improvements.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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