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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 191369, member: 112&quot;]It&#039;s not really that cut and dried. Mike is quite correct with is comments, but what I think you are missing or not understanding about his comment is that in grades of 66 and higher strike comes more into play or has more influence on the grade because the other factors or ciriteria used to establish a grade are pretty much all maxed out in grades of 66 and above.</p><p><br /></p><p>In other words, let&#039;s take luster for example - with coins graded 66 and up they all have great luster. Yeah there may be very small differences of one coin having slightly better luster than another, but for th emost part they are equal. So if you understand what I am saying about the only two things that can differ in these higher grades are marks or the lack therof and quality of strike. And with coins of grades 66 and up you aren&#039;t going to have many marks and that&#039;s why quality of strike is of greater importance.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>edit - I should have commented further, quality of strike has a bearing in all MS grades, it just has more bearing in higher grades. But your comment about Walkers, you cannot forget that grading factors vary for each date and mint and also each series. Walkers for example are known to have very weak strikes for date/mint combinations and this has to be taken into acount. For example, with a 1942 and a 1942-S both graded as MS65, the &#039;42-S is going to have a lower quality of strike than the &#039;42. The left hand on the &#039;42 will be much clearer and easier to see than the hand on the &#039;42-S - but yet both coins will be of the same grade and rightly so.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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