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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;skrilla, post: 68998, member: 3404&quot;]i&#039;ve been looking recently at collecting some attractive coins, but whenever i window shop on these two types i just get stunned. i cannot stand bag marks, i think dings,wear, or scratches are more attractive. my question is this- does anyone have a picture of thier own coin or a link to someone else&#039;s unmarked coin from these series&#039;? i dont mean tilted to avoid showing, i mean actually without the marks altogather.</p><p><br /></p><p>i understand that the mint and banks didnt take much care in these coins but i just can not stand how ugly they are, dont get me wrong i LOVE the designs of the coins but i just cant get past how ugly bag marks are.</p><p><br /></p><p>the other thing i dont understand is that these coins have been graded higher than MS 65</p><p>for example</p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1879-S-Morgan-Dollar-NGC-MS-68_W0QQitemZ8323657726QQcategoryZ39466QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1879-S-Morgan-Dollar-NGC-MS-68_W0QQitemZ8323657726QQcategoryZ39466QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1879-S-Morgan-Dollar-NGC-MS-68_W0QQitemZ8323657726QQcategoryZ39466QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem</a></p><p><br /></p><p>there appear to be 2 bag marks under the eye (look close).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>bag marks IMO should not be treated as a standard (acceptable and ignored during grading) part of the coin since they are produced AFTER minting, yet they slide on these 2 types ( and it seems ONLY these 2 types). a 1925-d nickel may be graded higher than it looks becuase they were usually weakly STRUCK, not usually worn. </p><p><br /></p><p>maybe someone can explain this as well, am i just too picky in my grading? its possible, i was amazed when i saw some AU coins that were professionally graded.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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