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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paul M., post: 2324025, member: 73165&quot;]I don&#039;t disagree with the direction of your sentiment, just the magnitude.&nbsp; The coin we&#039;re looking at has, by my count, 10 carbon spots (7 obv, 3 rev).&nbsp; Of those, only the one near LIBERTY has any impact whatsoever, and that minor.&nbsp; The only major spot is the larger one on the reverse near the C in CENTS, and that one definitely detracts from eye appeal more than the one near LIBERTY.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I almost feel as though you&#039;re trying to hold this coin up to an MS70 standard when it comes to carbon spots.&nbsp; You seem to be failing to keep in mind that you&#039;re looking at a blown-up image of a 19mm coin.&nbsp; I&#039;d estimate the magnification on my screen to be 20-25x. Without magnification, half of the carbon spots would likely be completely invisible (including the small one on the reverse near the C, the one between the base of the wheat stalks at 6:00,&nbsp; one near the obverse rim at 8:00, one on the edge of the jacket at 5:00, and the tiny one in front of Lincoln&#039;s nose).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>None of the visible spots are in prime focal areas, the worst being the larger one beneath the B in LIBERTY and the larger one to the right of the C in CENTS.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is there anything so far you disagree with?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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