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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;900fine, post: 437974, member: 6036&quot;]Is it worthy of MS67 due to speculation about what may or may not have happened at the mint ? IMHO absolutely not.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Even if it were known beyond doubt it was softly struck due to a pre-run experiment, it still doesn&#039;t matter. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The grade of a coin is an indicator of it&#039;s total quality, <b>all</b> factors considered. <b>Anything</b> which reduces the total quality of the coin lowers the grade for me.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A soft strike reduces sharpness and detail, therefore it reduces the coin&#039;s grade, regardless of <b>why</b> the coin was poorly struck.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>One should ignore aspects of grading in one&#039;s <b>mind</b> only if they can ignore it with one&#039;s <b>eyes</b>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If folks consider it an exotic error or specimen piece, that doesn&#039;t change the <b>grade</b>. Give it the appropriate grade (MS64) and bid it up - kinda like <i>some</i> folks do for the Cheerios Sackie ! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I&#039;ll enjoy watching the action - from a safe distance ![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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