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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SuperDave, post: 2525336, member: 1892&quot;]That&#039;s a strike pressure artifact/failure to fill, though. Look at the skritchiness on the obverse shoulder opposite that point - to my mind those play a lesser role in grade than other marks, because they&#039;re pre-strike marks which weren&#039;t obliterated. One can find the O nearly missing, and strong effects on E PLUR in bad examples. A good but not excellent strike, especially for a 1909.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now that I&#039;ve picked my jaw up off the floor I&#039;ll contemplate a grade. There are (minor) gouges in the hair which don&#039;t show readily in this lighting, a few others in the reverse fields. Strike isn&#039;t terrific, and the color is a bit splotchy.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I&#039;ll limit myself to 66 on this one. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Justin, this is one of those places where you <b>want</b> to obliterate the luster, in order to present a more accurate pixel-by-pixel representation of color everywhere, for the RD-RB decision. The &quot;darker&quot; areas likely give the false impression, and brightening them would wash out the already-Red areas. In a second set of images, of course, so we can enjoy these as well. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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