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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Coinchemistry 2012, post: 2643309, member: 28107&quot;]Lehigh explained this to me before, and I was baffled by it, but I sort of understand it (I think).&nbsp; On the cheek, often there is roughness on the planchet&nbsp; and the pre-strike marks are not removed upon striking.&nbsp; These marks are overlooked or not weighed heavily against the grade of the coin.&nbsp; Did I do a decent job in explaining it [USER=15309]@Lehigh96[/USER] ?</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t care for the practice and (1) find it hard to consistently distinguish between pre strike and post strike marks and (2) regardless of origin, higher graded pieces supposedly exhibit superior eye appeal.&nbsp; With this said, my personal standards are much more rigorous on all of the modern coins which seem to be graded generously IMHO (like the PCGS MS68 FB Roosevelt Dime that was discussed on the NGC website a few months back&nbsp; that had a huge hit on the reverse torch and some organic residue on it).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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