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<p>[QUOTE="heavycam.monstervam, post: 2585197, member: 73448"]Actually , you have that backwards<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.......</p><p>When you see a flat spot over the ear/chicken breast , and u can see sharply struck details in the wreath leaves (bottom left especially) that means the Morgan in question has a sharp strike but is worn from circulation, which ACTUALLY kicks the coin DOWN in grade, meaning a possible UNC just dropped to AU or an AU just got knocked down to an XF. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie99" alt=":watching:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Side note: but I can also see where a seminar instructor would have you look to these areas to determine grade, and why this is an important attention to detail one must consider when grading<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie77" alt=":pompous:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie26" alt=":bookworm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="heavycam.monstervam, post: 2585197, member: 73448"]Actually , you have that backwards:bucktooth:....... When you see a flat spot over the ear/chicken breast , and u can see sharply struck details in the wreath leaves (bottom left especially) that means the Morgan in question has a sharp strike but is worn from circulation, which ACTUALLY kicks the coin DOWN in grade, meaning a possible UNC just dropped to AU or an AU just got knocked down to an XF. :watching: Side note: but I can also see where a seminar instructor would have you look to these areas to determine grade, and why this is an important attention to detail one must consider when grading:pompous::bookworm:[/QUOTE]
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