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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BadThad, post: 966314, member: 17261&quot;]I certainly do not grade that way Doug. Hits are my number one criteria, end of story. I start at 70 and countdown the grade based on the number and severity of hits, then I consider spotting, luster and strike and reduce accordingly. On this coin my personal grade is around 63/64.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The &quot;damage&quot; your counting (I think) is a classic phenomenon of modern cents. When the die is partially filled and the design is not fully brought-up, you see those flat areas on the device high points. Most often in Zincolns its around the top of the head in the hair. They are usually very scratchy looking because the planchet has not been fully coined and details are lost. For some reason in 2009 the Denver issues really showed this effect. Most notably around the entire rim on the obverse, you see a like &quot;staring&quot; pattern on most of the coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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