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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 878895, member: 15309&quot;]IMO, luster is just as important as surface preservation in the higher mint state grades.&nbsp; Strike matters very little IMO and from what I have seen, it matters very little to the TPG&#039;s as well.&nbsp; The only time I have seen strike matter is when a typically very well struck issue is struck poorly.&nbsp; But for a coin like the 1925 Mercury, they will almost never penalize the grade for strike.&nbsp; It is similar to Peace Dollars and &quot;O&quot; mint Morgans in that regard.</p><p><br /></p><p>In all fairness, I said it appears to be full bands or very close.&nbsp; There are some spots that I could see the TPG having a problem with awarding the FB designation to this coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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