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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 323755, member: 112"]Mark - </p><p><br /></p><p>This is an entirely different situation than what we talked about before. Yes, this coin has a weak strike, but only a slightly weak strike not a very weak one at all. Almost everything on this coin struck up, about the only thing that didn't is the base of the letters in LIBERTY. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now, where some people get confused is when trying to determine weak strike from wear. But let's use that here. Look at the bootom half of the letters in LIBERTY, yes they are weak, but don't you see luster there ? I do. And on gold coins that's what you will see with a weak strike. The luster may not be as pronounced as it is in fully struck up areas but there will still be luster. And when you see the darker areas, like what looks like brown in these pics - that's wear. That is not due to a weak strike.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 323755, member: 112"]Mark - This is an entirely different situation than what we talked about before. Yes, this coin has a weak strike, but only a slightly weak strike not a very weak one at all. Almost everything on this coin struck up, about the only thing that didn't is the base of the letters in LIBERTY. Now, where some people get confused is when trying to determine weak strike from wear. But let's use that here. Look at the bootom half of the letters in LIBERTY, yes they are weak, but don't you see luster there ? I do. And on gold coins that's what you will see with a weak strike. The luster may not be as pronounced as it is in fully struck up areas but there will still be luster. And when you see the darker areas, like what looks like brown in these pics - that's wear. That is not due to a weak strike.[/QUOTE]
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