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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 25282676, member: 15309&quot;]It depends, some are planchet flaws, some are marks.&nbsp; For example, on the cheek and jaw are planchet roughness, behind the mouth is a mark.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I am in agreement, as can be seen from my vote in the poll.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If I were the grader, this would be my grade.&nbsp; The unwritten rules of the TPG are that you can have &quot;one&quot; area of weakness as long as it isn&#039;t under the 3rd pillar, that the 5th step is complete, and that the overall step detail is strong.&nbsp; This coin has great overall step detail, a complete 5th step, but the area of weakness which is a bridge of the 4th and 5th step falls under the 3rd pillar.&nbsp; My problem is that the steps on this coin look better than almost every other 68-S FS in existence.&nbsp; When it is this close, I am an optimistic grader and lean towards giving the strike designation.&nbsp; Whoever graded this did not agree.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I agree, this coin would look better with a 66 numerical grade.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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