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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;messydesk, post: 2305892, member: 1765&quot;]A coin can have a weak strike and grade MS63, or even 64.&nbsp; It depends for what is typical for the date and mint, and in some cases the die pair.&nbsp; This is from the David Lawrence Seated Half book:</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>Many of these coins are weakly struck, most have dramatically cracked die states, and a few have been found with bits of iron imbedded in the planchets. All these demonstrate the early minting problems of this new branch mint. This date is probably one of the most interesting to study: this is the only year with very small and small mintmark sizes, there are a variety of edge collars used (and consequently reed counts), and there are four major varieties.</p><p><br /></p><p>As seen on davidlawrence.com | <a href="https://www.davidlawrence.com/books/the-complete-guide-to-liberty-seated-half-dollars/chapter-6/date-by-date/1840-o/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.davidlawrence.com/books/the-complete-guide-to-liberty-seated-half-dollars/chapter-6/date-by-date/1840-o/" rel="nofollow">https://www.davidlawrence.com/books/the-complete-guide-to-liberty-seated-half-dollars/chapter-6/date-by-date/1840-o/</a></p><p><br /></p></blockquote><p>The pictures shown in the book show the WB-104 (Large O) as having a weak strike that matches the NGC coin shown.&nbsp; The indication of a weak strike being typical for 40-O tells me that the PCGS coin has an above average strike.&nbsp; From what I can see of the two coins, I like the PCGS 62 better than the NGC 63.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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