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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Aberlight, post: 191245, member: 6510&quot;]Why is it that 3rd party graders do not take the strike quality into consideration when grading coins? I mainly collect Barber and Standing Liberty quarters and I see a lot graded even by PCGS and NGC in the range of MS63 with poor strikes and MS61 with sharp strikes providing better detail. Granted you may have a bag mark or two on a MS61 vs MS63, but I will anyday opt for the MS61 with a slight mark and full shield and partial head on Standing Liberty quarters before buying flat strikes without as much detail on the MS63. Barber quarters seem to be stuck better than Standing Liberty quarters, but still there are so many graded MS 63 with poor detail in the hair opposed to MS61 with sharper details.</p><p><br /></p><p>People seem to always pay more for the coins graded MS63/64 than lower grades with better strikes...... blows my mind.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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