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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Speedy, post: 224988, member: 705&quot;]Well---that is partly true---but you see what the grading guide doesn&#039;t tell is that you don&#039;t grade ever date and mintmark the same way---in some cases one date is graded alot looser than others...and this is the case with this coin.</p><p>In 1926 at the S mint they minted the nickels really weak....in fact even most Mint State nickels don&#039;t have a FULL HORN, so you see that now you can&#039;t go by the horn. Normaly what I do when looking at this date is grade it like any other nickel and then add 1-2 grades onto it and that is about right.</p><p>Off the top of my head there are only a&nbsp; few Buff nickel that has a weak strike---this is one and the other one is in the 30&#039;s I think but I&#039;m not sure.</p><p>It&#039;s kindof like Morgan Dollars---you don&#039;t grade an 1881-S morgan the same way you do an 1880-O....the O mint is known for a weak strike and the S mint is know for a really great strike. </p><p>I hope this info helps----if it was any other date or mintmark Buff. nickel I would totally agree with you on your grade---but with this one...sorry but I disagree <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>09S</p><p>Yep---that is true!....I just hope I don&#039;t get alot more <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>If NGC gets much stricter on some coins it&#039;s going to be something!....they are already pretty tight on FBL&#039;s, FH, FSB, FB, etc...</p><p><br /></p><p>Speedy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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