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Message:: [QUOTE="dannic113, post: 1597033, member: 35203"]IMO it's a minimum MS66 and a minimum 5FS. Yes the contact mark is a bit large but it's not like it's in the blank field over Monticello it's close enough to the roof line (yea closer to the edge would have been a bit better) to blend into the building without being a eye catching focal point. As long as it's not damage it should be fine. There is no question the strike is almost as full as they come especially with regard to the rotunda and triangle porch roof. It's not like it's a 1989 to present where TPG's require everything about the coin to be almost perfect. It's pre 1975 and old mint technology and the PCGS' and NGC's of the world know that. A 67 might be stretching it simply because based just on the pics the third and all important pillar is a touch weak at the top and even the fourth pillar has flatness from the strike. Another thing to point out is the three or so tick marks between the first and second pillars. It's hard to tell from the pics if they disrupt the 6th step. If they do it will get a 5FS the only forgiveness you get from TPG's is the third pillar and the steps under it. So the bottom line is what grader you get, at which company and what kind of mood he or she is in that day will determine 66 or 67 and 5 or 6 FS.[/QUOTE]