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<p>[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 2759182, member: 19165"]Strike: 62</p><p>Luster: 65</p><p>Eye Appeal: 62+</p><p>Contact marks: 63/64+</p><p><br /></p><p>Wow, that strike is pretty bad! Luster appears frosty, which is good. The contact marks on the reverse are small and not in focal areas, but there are a lot of pretty big hits on the obverse. I think most people can agree on most of that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Where I'll get a huge amount of disagreement is on the eye appeal of this piece. On the one hand, it has a really nice rainbow with an attractive color progression. On the other hand (pun intended), there is a giant palm print across the entire front of the coin. Ugh. For me, a giant print like that kills the eye appeal. I know a lot of people don't care (and some even like them), but it is not a look that I would buy. If you like it, then congrats on your coin. The reverse eye appeal is neutral.</p><p><br /></p><p>To wrap all that up into one grade: I'd call it a 63, and wouldn't buy it myself. I would not be at all surprised if this was in a 64 holder, however.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 2759182, member: 19165"]Strike: 62 Luster: 65 Eye Appeal: 62+ Contact marks: 63/64+ Wow, that strike is pretty bad! Luster appears frosty, which is good. The contact marks on the reverse are small and not in focal areas, but there are a lot of pretty big hits on the obverse. I think most people can agree on most of that. Where I'll get a huge amount of disagreement is on the eye appeal of this piece. On the one hand, it has a really nice rainbow with an attractive color progression. On the other hand (pun intended), there is a giant palm print across the entire front of the coin. Ugh. For me, a giant print like that kills the eye appeal. I know a lot of people don't care (and some even like them), but it is not a look that I would buy. If you like it, then congrats on your coin. The reverse eye appeal is neutral. To wrap all that up into one grade: I'd call it a 63, and wouldn't buy it myself. I would not be at all surprised if this was in a 64 holder, however.[/QUOTE]
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