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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevereecy, post: 852940, member: 19884&quot;]I give it a 66. The fields are strong enough on the obverse to give it more than a 65. The the scatter on the reverse and the one cut on the cheek hold it back from a 67. I don&#039;t think a 67 should have a cheek cut that deep.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I find it interesting the information about planchet flaws on the cheek. Maybe I&#039;m not as good a grader as I like to think I am, but I do think they hold the grade down unless they are very small. In effect, they have to be virtually invisible at normal eyesight, or perhaps very low magnification no higher than 3x to not effect the grade. Perhaps technically, they shouldn&#039;t affect the grade, but the grades are often assigned by marketvalue too, and I do think they play a role.&nbsp; In effect, if I were paying 67 money, I&#039;d want a nicer reverse and cheek regardless of source.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So I reiterate...since the coin likely looks perfect at first glance with the naked eye, but then you can discern the cut on the cheek and imperfections on the reverse by naked eye, I don&#039;t think it could quite go for a 67. I could even see a 66+ on it though and I&#039;d love to have that coin.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Steve[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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