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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mark T, post: 871916, member: 20061&quot;]<font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">There is a very obvious soft strike issue on the reverse of this coin. I posted the NGC link so people can see the comments made on strike and how it can effect grading</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">I used the PCGS photo grade link so people could see some examples. Are you telling me that the Eagle on this coin looks like a VG 08 because of wear when the obverse of the coin has the look of a VF 20 ? Maybe the people who carried this coin around with them protected the obverse in some way so it would not wear down .<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> If the lowest points are soft struck then the high points most likely would be as well. This coin is a perfect example of an inconsistent strike on a coin know for these type of problems. I will agree that PCGS may have net graded the coin , that was why I posted that I thought the obverse was at least VF 20 and the reverse looked VG 08 if you used thier pictures as a guide. I know what you are going to come back at me with – why did they not give it a VF 20 then if the reverse was soft strike related ? I can not answer that . Maybe they did give the coin a grade a F 12 based on the reverse taking the soft strike into consideration and the reverse being a lower grade then the obverse. </font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">.</font></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">The color of the coin from The Heritage picture seems off, especially the one in the slab .This has nothing to do with grade – it has to do with how the picture makes the coin look.<font face="Times New Roman">Without trying to condescend or come off as arrogant let me say I have purchased about 100 coins from Heritage over the last 2 years. How many have you purchased over the last few years ? So considering that you no longer collect coins, rather you only study them, I doubt you have purchased anything recently from Heritage. So how about if you give me a break instead .</font></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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