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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 449952, member: 2972&quot;]It could be strike, but only if the strike is <i>particularly</i> bad for the issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>Generally, the difference between 53 and 58 is wear and/or hits.&nbsp; Personally, I look for luster or lack thereof on the devices and fields when grading in the AU range, then assess other issues including eye appeal, particularly egregous hits in the prime focal areas, weakness of strike, etc.&nbsp; An AU 58 coin will have slight impared luster in the fields, and an AU 53 coin will have &quot;more&quot; imparement than the AU 58 coin.&nbsp; I know this sounds very subjective and wishy-washy, but that&#039;s how I do it, and more imortantly, that&#039;s the way I think the major TPGs do it.</p><p><br /></p><p>All IMHO, and respectful of differing opinions and experiences....Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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