Reply to Thread

Message:: [QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 437000, member: 5233"]In my opinion, I would say no.  I think coins like this is why there are "*" designations.  I have always felt that strike quality is the least important of the four factors because it has nothing to do with the treatment of the coin.  It is an anomaly of the coins creation and therefore is how the coin was originally made.  I have even heard of people who don't count strike quality towards thr grade because of this.  So, can it lose points for that?  I'd say yes, but weigh it lighter than the other factors.  To me, this coin hits the MS67, maybe even MS68 range in all cases except for strike.  And since strike isn't due to wear...I would knock it down a point or 2 but no more. In this case, I'd call the coin MS65*.  By saying that, it definitely has features far greater than a 65 and the star denotes that.  It also creates a premium for the coin.  But, the strike doesn't allow the numerical grade to go any higher because it is so poor. I personally like this coin for a couple reasons...first off it's beautiful and well preserved and that's why NGC graded it so high.  But, I really like it because it is cool looking.  How often do you see a coin with that kind of beauty and that bad of a strike...it's awesome.  I wouldn't pay MS67 money for it...but I like it.  :thumb:[/QUOTE]