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<p>[QUOTE="Klunky, post: 845371, member: 12106"]I saw some raw Morgans graded MS-63 at a dealer the other day. Some looked right, but a few of the dollars had eagles with what looked like wear on the breast feathers...and Liberty's hair looked like it had wear on the high points. Dealer said they were just coins with weak strikes.</p><p> </p><p>I got home and started reading my ANA grading guidelines book, but it didn't help much. It said not to confuse weak strike areas with wear, but it didn't say how to. So I guess that's my question. How can you tell the difference between wear and poor strikes? An explanation would be great, but pictures might be even more helpful. Thanks in advance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Klunky, post: 845371, member: 12106"]I saw some raw Morgans graded MS-63 at a dealer the other day. Some looked right, but a few of the dollars had eagles with what looked like wear on the breast feathers...and Liberty's hair looked like it had wear on the high points. Dealer said they were just coins with weak strikes. I got home and started reading my ANA grading guidelines book, but it didn't help much. It said not to confuse weak strike areas with wear, but it didn't say how to. So I guess that's my question. How can you tell the difference between wear and poor strikes? An explanation would be great, but pictures might be even more helpful. Thanks in advance.[/QUOTE]
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