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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 323826, member: 112&quot;]For further comparison, take a look at this coin. The pics are huge, but I&#039;m using the large version to illustrate a point. <a href="http://images.ha.com/lf?source=url[file:images/InetPub/NewNames/300/5/4/6/546113.jpg],continueonerror[true]&amp;sink" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://images.ha.com/lf?source=url[file:images/InetPub/NewNames/300/5/4/6/546113.jpg],continueonerror[true]&amp;sink" rel="nofollow">Click Here</a></p><p><br /></p><p>PCGS graded this coin MS63. Ignore the surface imperfections, coin was struck with rusty dies. Now look at the top of the feather curls, see how they are flat with little if any detail. But yet they are not that much different in color than the rest of the coin, they just appear slightly duller - that is what a weak strike looks like on gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now look at the high points of the hair, the cheek and the base of the neck. See how the color changes, it appears almost grey/brownish grey on my monitor. Those are breaks in luster, PCGS probably attributed them to cabinet friction which explains the MS grade from their point of view, but in reality it is slight wear. But most importantly, notice the difference in color between the high points of the hair where the luster is broken and the tops of the feather curls where there is a weak strike. Noticeable difference wouldn&#039;t you say ? The color is the secret to identifying weak strike or wear.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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