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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mrbrklyn, post: 490401, member: 4381&quot;]Page 25 of the ANA grading standard, not that I agree with it:</p><p><br /></p><p>MS 64 - Has at least average luster and strike for the type</p><p><br /></p><p>MS 65 - Shows an attractive high luster and strike for the date and mint</p><p><br /></p><p>MS 66 - Has above average quality of suface and mint luster..</p><p><br /></p><p>MS 67 - Has original luster and normal strike for date and mint</p><p><br /></p><p>MS 68 - Has attractive sharp strike and full original luster for the date and mint</p><p><br /></p><p>MS 69 - Has attractive sharp strike and full original luster of the highest quality for the date</p><p><br /></p><p>MS - 70 Has a very attractive sharp strike and original lust.</p><p><br /></p><p>So from MS 64 and UP the strike is a consideration of the grade according to the ANA.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, that being establish and dismissed as a point of contention, I think it is flawed.&nbsp; In fact within the summary of each grade they include Contact Marks, Hairlines, Luster, and Eye Appeal.&nbsp; And that is the core of the problem.&nbsp; They admit to not putting direct emphasis on strike, but strike is the single most important aspect of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now if you want to argue that the mint and date need to be considered when discussing strike, nobody disagrees and frankly I&#039;m not in the mood to argue a point that we agree on.&nbsp; Since this is a market grading system, it makes perfect sense that the market for a coin of a specific condition should be reflective of the rarity of higher strikes.&nbsp; That is accepted and not in disputer.&nbsp; But if you find a rare O Morgan with sharp Breast lines, and they do exist</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://images.ha.com/lf?source=url%5Bfile:images/inetpub/NewNames/300/4/2/8/9/4289974.jpg%5D,continueonerror%5Btrue%5D&amp;scale=size%5B450x2000%5D,options%5Blimit%5D&amp;source=url%5Bfile:images/inetpub/webuse/no_image_available.gif%5D,if%5B%28%27global.source.error%27%29%5D&amp;sink" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://images.ha.com/lf?source=url[file:images/inetpub/NewNames/300/4/2/9/0/4290022.jpg],continueonerror[true]&amp;scale=size[450x2000],options[limit]&amp;source=url[file:images/inetpub/webuse/no_image_available.gif],if[(%27global.source.error%27)]&amp;sink" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.coinfacts.com/silver_dollars/morgan_dollars/1880_morgan_dollars/1880o_morgan_dollar_obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.coinfacts.com/silver_dollars/morgan_dollars/1880_morgan_dollars/1880o_morgan_dollar_rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>They should never be graded below other examples even if they have more than a few visible hits.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ruben[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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