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<p>[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 26423943, member: 105571"]Not qualified to comment on the coloring. But if those are indeed die breaks on the effigy, then they are not a cause for a details grading since die breaks are without question an "as minted" condition. </p><p><br /></p><p>Die breaks are not much of a "thang" with modern coins and I suppose for a common modern coin they might reduce the market grade since they impact general attractiveness. But they are huge for 18th and 19th century U.S. issues as they are a major identifier of die marriage, emission order and sometimes even the authenticity determination.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 26423943, member: 105571"]Not qualified to comment on the coloring. But if those are indeed die breaks on the effigy, then they are not a cause for a details grading since die breaks are without question an "as minted" condition. Die breaks are not much of a "thang" with modern coins and I suppose for a common modern coin they might reduce the market grade since they impact general attractiveness. But they are huge for 18th and 19th century U.S. issues as they are a major identifier of die marriage, emission order and sometimes even the authenticity determination.[/QUOTE]
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