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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 112987, member: 112"]Pics like this one make me wonder if they are honest pics. Those dark spots Speedy mentioned - they could easy be frost breaks just like those you normally see on Morgans. Or they could be signs of light wear. But there is not a contact mark on the coin that I can see besides those breaks in the frost.</p><p><br /></p><p>But consider this - if they are frost breaks then they came about because of the coin rubbing against other coins in the hopper or bag. And if the coin rubbed against enough other coins to produce those marks - then there should be contact marks, small dings & hits, elsewhere on the coin. If the marks are the result of light wear, then there should also be contact marks elsewhere on the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>But there are not any contact marks. It's not difficult to take a pic at an angle so that contact marks don't even show in the pic. It's quite easy really. That's what make me wonder if this is an honest pic or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway - if they are frost breaks - MS64. If not - AU55.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 112987, member: 112"]Pics like this one make me wonder if they are honest pics. Those dark spots Speedy mentioned - they could easy be frost breaks just like those you normally see on Morgans. Or they could be signs of light wear. But there is not a contact mark on the coin that I can see besides those breaks in the frost. But consider this - if they are frost breaks then they came about because of the coin rubbing against other coins in the hopper or bag. And if the coin rubbed against enough other coins to produce those marks - then there should be contact marks, small dings & hits, elsewhere on the coin. If the marks are the result of light wear, then there should also be contact marks elsewhere on the coin. But there are not any contact marks. It's not difficult to take a pic at an angle so that contact marks don't even show in the pic. It's quite easy really. That's what make me wonder if this is an honest pic or not. Anyway - if they are frost breaks - MS64. If not - AU55.[/QUOTE]
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