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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RonSanderson, post: 25882970, member: 77413&quot;]I’m not perfectly happy with either of these 1925-D’s. But I am very, very close to it. Each has a flaw but the overall appearance and toning almost makes up for it.</p><p><br /></p><p>The NGC Coin Explorer says ”<i>The 1925-D cent is nearly unrivaled as the rarest date with a full strike from fresh dies. Even the most advanced collector may have to compromise a bit with this issue.</i>” I’m not an advanced collector by any means, but I can compromise anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>These both came from the same seller. This one was only $43, so the big spot over the date is not too surprising. I like the pretty good strikes on both side, and the ridiculous toning on the rest of the coin. I can’t bring myself to get rid of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1649118[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1649116[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1649121[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I only paid $71 for its replacement. The reverse is much stronger here. One problem with these weaker strikes is that it’s hard to tell if there is wear or it the coin is original. I try not to worry about it. </p><p><br /></p><p>If I were making up the grading scale, strike and wear would be on a single continuum so we could get rid of the artificial boundary between AU and BU. Then we wouldn’t bother trying to figure out “why” this coin looks the way it does and just take it as it stands.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1649119[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1649120[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1649117[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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