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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Denver Dave, post: 53121, member: 3122&quot;]No question it has to do with the strike and is not ware...</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a quote from coingrading.com...</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;There are several parts of the minting process that could account for the sharpness, or lack thereof, of a coin&#039;s strike. The most important aspect is striking pressure. Striking pressure can vary tremendously from coin to coin during the minting process. In fact, some mints (particularly New Orleans, Charlotte and Dahlonega) were usually allocated the poorer condition presses and dies. Therefore these mints tended to produce a worse than average coin in terms of strike. In addition, the sharpness of the die needs to be considered. This may vary due to wear on the die, or on the master die from which the die itself is made. Finally, the consistency and quality of the planchet can affect the quality of strike.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>This would lead me to believe there could be a combination of factors that produced the two coins in question ( Pressure, Quality of Die, Quality of Planchet ) Say the Planchet was under weight and had average pressure, would that not produce this effect...? </p><p><br /></p><p>Both dates are known for Soft to Average strikes according to coingrading.com. It will be interesting to see what NGC has to say, if or when they reply to SuperDave&#039;s inquiry ( Please post if they do ). Either way I would think NGC would ( should ) make some kind of notation on the slab since it clearly affects the value of the coin...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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