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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mark_h, post: 417196, member: 3726&quot;]Too me the answer is yes for, the 1909-S and the 1877 IHC.&nbsp; The key is the weak strike versus wear.&nbsp; This 1909 is better struck than mine, but on mine you can see the weak strike. On a weak strike just very little wear can make a coin look grades lower than it should really be - so PCGS and NGC bump them some.&nbsp; While this coin is not XF45 in my opinion I have no problems saying it is a XF40.&nbsp; So how do you tell weak strike versus little wear and a lot of wear - I am not sure.&nbsp; In this case this is only PCGS opinions.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also think Jack does nothing wrong if he lists it and says he thinks it might be overgraded.&nbsp; Let the buyer determine this - if nothing else PCGS guarantee does provide the buyer a little protection.&nbsp; So if he gets XF40 or even XF45 then someone has determined the coin is worth that much. If a listing contains &quot;truthful&quot; information there, then buyers have been informed. Buyers need to take some responsibility somewhere along the way.&nbsp; If someone calls this unethical - then for every coin you bought at a lower price and it graded higher, then go back and re-imburse the seller.&nbsp; And all you sellers - if you sold a coin for more than it was worth, then go return the money to the buyers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let me tell you I bought a 1882 IHC for $100 dollars and if it sells for $1500(as currently) listed, I will not feel one bit guilty about it. That is the thing with auctions - try to get them at the best possible price. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think I am done. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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