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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 4658367, member: 112&quot;]Maybe, and maybe not. Wear can be differentiated from weak strike once you know what to look for. But, it is quite common for the TPGs to grade the coin as MS, when it isn&#039;t, because few collectors <u>do know</u> what to look for.</p><p><br /></p><p>edit - should have added this. Weakly struck areas will have a texture to them, kinda rough kinda bumpy even sometimes. This is because the metal in that area has not reached, not touched the die, because of the weak strike.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wear on the other hand will be flat and smooth looking - no texture to it at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once you know that, and how to recognize it when ya see it, it&#039;s hard to miss when ya look close.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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