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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gmarguli, post: 408878, member: 246&quot;]These coins aren&#039;t in my area of expertise, but what I notice about them is that the top coin appears to have strong definition on the links toward the rim. Looks like lots of detail there. In fact, most of the entire links are strong - including where the crossover to the next link - except when you get into the center of the coin. Based on how much detail is &quot;missing&quot; in the middle of the reverse and how much is around the rims, I&#039;d assume a weak strike caused the missing center detail and grade based on the better struck areas. On the obverse, the face on the sun has good detail, the lettering around the rims is well defined, but does clearly show significant wear. The flat area is again the center which corresponds to the flat area on the reverse. </p><p><br /></p><p>The second coin appears to have nice detail on the links, but there is clear wear there especially toward the rims and there is significant wear on some of the links where they crossover to the next link. The center (States United) looks to have been full at one point, but is now worn down. There are a couple of digs and a scratch on the reverse. On the obverse, the detail on the sun is about the same, but better on the wording around the rim. Center detail looks originally solid except for the upper position, but has been worn down.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are also two scratches on the obverse of this coin which may have resulted in a downgrade of a point or two. </p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, I think the bottom coin has less actual wear than the top coin, but not that dramatically. Given the problems on the bottom one, I can easily see knocking it down a point or two in order to slab it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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