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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Brett_in_Sacto, post: 2307556, member: 71510&quot;]pr69, first - I mostly agree with your grades.&nbsp; It&#039;s obviously subject to lighting and interpretation - and closer inspection of the coins - but you do seem to have a pretty good grasp.&nbsp; Unfortunately this means more competition for me when searching out the true gems!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>You certainly do have much greater skill in photography.&nbsp; (Peanut gallery - shush!)</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been collecting peace dollars for some time.&nbsp; I&#039;ve completed my &quot;circulated/lowball&quot; set, I completed an ungraded AU/MS set, and last year I embarked on building a registry set with NGC.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>You said the strike doesn&#039;t affect grade - but it does.&nbsp; I can tell you this from attempting 2 re-grades of a 1924-S that everyone (including an ex-PCGS grader himself) said should go 64+ to 65 on a good day.&nbsp; I may dare to break it out and send it in raw to see what comes of it.&nbsp; Meanwhile the obverse strike is spectacular, the reverse is not quite as robust.&nbsp; The reverse strike does not display stunning &quot;pop&quot; of the feathers consistently, and this is what I believe is holding it back, although the overall reverse strike is deep and clear.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]464630[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]464635[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The strike in particular from the SF mint is very weak, and so strong strikes are heavily coveted - even in circulated condition.</p><p><br /></p><p>Philadelphia had the most consistency, Denver produced (in my opinion) the most stunning strikes, but not as many high grade (lots of bag marks and chaff).</p><p><br /></p><p>The best date set to display the differences is 1926 where you can get high quality strikes from all 3 mints, and the population is low enough to pull together some averages.&nbsp; I recommend looking at a P/D/S set from PCGS and then from NGC.&nbsp; Understand what the graders look for, and what stands out.&nbsp; Look at a 64 and a 65 set.&nbsp; You will see the strike becomes the deciding factor - especially on the S mint marks.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wish you luck in your search.&nbsp; Mine is almost over.&nbsp; I just recently picked up this 1928-P in MS64+ and I have consensus that the reason it does not go 65 is the strike.&nbsp; It has never been dipped or cleaned, it&#039;s the jewel of the collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will be adding photos once the set is complete.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/registry/coins/SetListing.aspx?PeopleSetID=174970&amp;Ranking=ngc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/registry/coins/SetListing.aspx?PeopleSetID=174970&amp;Ranking=ngc" rel="nofollow">http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/registry/coins/SetListing.aspx?PeopleSetID=174970&amp;Ranking=ngc</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]464627[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]464628[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]464629[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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