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<p>[QUOTE="iGradeMS70, post: 1508869, member: 29109"]Purchased from another eBay B.I.N. listing, and at a bargain price! :hail:</p><p><br /></p><p>It's an O.101a, and a very late die <u>stage</u> of this particular die <u>state</u> of this particular die <u>marriage</u>, with the die crack @ star #1 extending and ultimately forming a die break. :thumb: Definitely an eye-catching variety with plenty of dramatic die cracks, breaks, and clashes. </p><p><br /></p><p>You may think I'm out of my mind for grading it out as VF20 on the 2x2. This variety is known for poor strikes in later die states, but I doubt the graders at PCGS would know any better and would slap it with an F15 or even F12. :rollling: </p><p><br /></p><p>So, I'd like to hear your guys' thoughts as far as the grade goes on this one... How much of the weakness do you believe was caused by genuine wear in circulation and how much - if any - is the result to a weak strike?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]194705.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]194706.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]194707.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="iGradeMS70, post: 1508869, member: 29109"]Purchased from another eBay B.I.N. listing, and at a bargain price! :hail: It's an O.101a, and a very late die [U]stage[/U] of this particular die [U]state[/U] of this particular die [U]marriage[/U], with the die crack @ star #1 extending and ultimately forming a die break. :thumb: Definitely an eye-catching variety with plenty of dramatic die cracks, breaks, and clashes. You may think I'm out of my mind for grading it out as VF20 on the 2x2. This variety is known for poor strikes in later die states, but I doubt the graders at PCGS would know any better and would slap it with an F15 or even F12. :rollling: So, I'd like to hear your guys' thoughts as far as the grade goes on this one... How much of the weakness do you believe was caused by genuine wear in circulation and how much - if any - is the result to a weak strike? [ATTACH]194705.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]194706.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]194707.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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