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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 3599155, member: 15309&quot;]Really nice article about one of my favorite series of American coinage.&nbsp; While I agree that strike is important, I&#039;m a collector who covets eye appeal and luster above all else.&nbsp; That said, I like your checklist for strike consideration.&nbsp; You also correctly note that the 1930-S is never fully struck.&nbsp; I used to own the NGC MS67 FH shown below, how does it hold up to your checklist?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/jaEdSNN.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>1)&nbsp; All rivets on the outer shield:&nbsp; NO</p><p>2)&nbsp; A complete inner shield with both vertical and horizontal lines at the top:&nbsp; NO</p><p>3)&nbsp; The fold line in the gown above the right knee with the 2 buttons at each end:&nbsp; YES</p><p>4)&nbsp; The fold of gown over the right knee:&nbsp; YES</p><p>5)&nbsp; All the toes of miss libertys right foot.&nbsp; YES</p><p>6)&nbsp; The left foot and toes are sometimes missing but are there on certain dates:&nbsp; ?</p><p>7)&nbsp; The ear hole is present. Some years the ear hole is a slit: NO</p><p>8)&nbsp; The 3 sprigs of leaves in lady libertys hair:&nbsp; YES</p><p>9)&nbsp; The hair line and continuing down the jaw line down libertys face: YES</p><p>10) On the reverse the top of the right wing of the eagle has the edge feathers:&nbsp; NO</p><p>11) On the reverse the breast feathers are there:&nbsp; NO</p><p><br /></p><p>So 7, 8, &amp; 9 are the requirements for full head which I don&#039;t think this coin has as there really is no discernible ear hole.&nbsp; In addition, the coin only meets 3 of your other 8 markers for a well struck coin.&nbsp; Compared to the intended design, this is not a well struck SLQ, but how does this coin compare to the average strike of a 1930-S?&nbsp; My guess is that it is well above average for the date/mm.&nbsp; It is like trying to compare the strike of a 1954-S Jefferson Nickel to that of 1940-D or 41-D.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do have one request, do you think you could post a photo of the reverse of the 1921 that displays die scratches (die polishing lines) that seem to go in multiple directions?&nbsp; The administrator here has always contended that die polish lines can never criss cross and are always parallel.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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