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<p>[QUOTE="eddiespin, post: 2102955, member: 4920"]Flip a coin, ask someone to call it, most of the time they say, "Obverse!" I mean, "Heads!" But that's all I think that is. People have a bias for that side. That's the display side, too, and, in most cases, the date side. When you fill your coin book, that's what's facing up. No rhyme or reason to it beyond that. In my opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>Strike isn't a criteria in the condition grade. Get out a Red Book from 50 years ago and you'll see ANA saying as much, although, indirectly. They'll say it something like this, they'll show the grades columns and the prices underneath in a series, and at the bottom there will be an asterisk and notation, to the effect, "Strongly struck specimens command higher prices than the prices listed." In other words, they don't raise grades, they command higher prices at the grades. In market grading, the prices are synthesized with the grades, and, thus, strike is a market grading criteria. Or, if it's not, it should be, in my opinion. Bottom-line, from a condition standpoint, strength of strike is a non-issue.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="eddiespin, post: 2102955, member: 4920"]Flip a coin, ask someone to call it, most of the time they say, "Obverse!" I mean, "Heads!" But that's all I think that is. People have a bias for that side. That's the display side, too, and, in most cases, the date side. When you fill your coin book, that's what's facing up. No rhyme or reason to it beyond that. In my opinion. Strike isn't a criteria in the condition grade. Get out a Red Book from 50 years ago and you'll see ANA saying as much, although, indirectly. They'll say it something like this, they'll show the grades columns and the prices underneath in a series, and at the bottom there will be an asterisk and notation, to the effect, "Strongly struck specimens command higher prices than the prices listed." In other words, they don't raise grades, they command higher prices at the grades. In market grading, the prices are synthesized with the grades, and, thus, strike is a market grading criteria. Or, if it's not, it should be, in my opinion. Bottom-line, from a condition standpoint, strength of strike is a non-issue.[/QUOTE]
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