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Message:: [QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 490406, member: 5233"]I pretty much agree with the ANA list you have there and I have read that in the book.  The key in my eyes is that for all those grade levels (with the exception of 64 for some reason)...the strike quality is for the date and mint.  They even say for MS67 it is a "normal strike" for the date and mint.  With some coins, a "normal" strike is pretty weak.  I would probably be stricter than that with some of those coins and limit a "normal strike" example of a known weakly struck coin (ex: 1892-O Morgan) to MS66 and no higher.  It's not until MS68 does the grade require an "attractive" strike.  But, an MS67 1881-S can have a MUCH different strike than an 1892-O because of what is considered "normal" for those coins. So, I pretty much agree with the ANA's standards.  I might in some instances think they are even a little too loose when it comes to some coins.  But, overall...I agree with them. It's true that O struck Morgan's are known for weak strikes...but for all of them there are some nice struck examples out there, but they are just uncommon.  I use the 1892-O as my example because it is the worst of the worst.  It's the Morgan Dollar equivalent of a 1926-S Lincoln Cent.[/QUOTE]