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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tom B, post: 1971482, member: 11854&quot;]Please note that what I am writing in this post is based entirely on your images, which sometimes can lead folks to different conclusions than if they have the opportunity to examine a coin in-hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>The highest points on the obverse of the WQ are the hairline going down the face to the bottom of the ear as well as the knob of hair that sits directly on top of the ear.&nbsp; Points that wear just after these include the eyebrow and the back of Washington&#039;s neck.&nbsp; I have roughly outlined these areas with black and red, respectively.&nbsp; Your coin shows a bright silver or grey break in the luster across these areas, which indicates wear and defines an AU.&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t appear to be significant wear, but I have seen this many times.</p><p><br /></p><p>The best way to see this in-hand is to rotate the coin under a light source and watch for the breaks in luster or the change in color of the surfaces.&nbsp; There are many WQs that are MS and yet still have breaks over the ear or lightly along the back of the face along the hairline, but those coins that also show this in the areas outlined in red aren&#039;t often considered MS.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://wsm.ezsitedesigner.com/share/scrapbook/23/239107/1943WQ.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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