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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 835222, member: 112&quot;]I guess I&#039;ll have to go along with mill rat on this one. To me, that is an AU coin that has been graded as MS61 because the wear it has is minimal.</p><p><br /></p><p>No I do not dispute that the coin could have a weak strike. A weak strike could well be the reason for the flat spots on the hair.</p><p><br /></p><p>But, a weak strike would not account for the lack of luster on the cheek and neck, which can be plainly seen by looking at the recesses around the mouth, nose, eye and hollow of the neck. Those places still have the luster.&nbsp; Nor the lack of luster in the fields, like behind and below the hair bun where the luster has been rubbed off while all field areas completely around it have luster yet. The same for the area below the chin and in front of the neck.</p><p><br /></p><p>As has been discussed many times before, TPGs seemingly rarely assign an AU grade to coin anymore unless there is excessive loss of luster in the fields. Instead they will assign a low MS grade to a coin that has wear, and wear from circulation or handling - not from being in a roll or a coin cabinet.</p><p><br /></p><p>PCGS states this flat out in their published grading guide.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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