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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 3076838, member: 112&quot;]If nothing else, think of it this way. With all other grading criteria being equal - </p><p><br /></p><p>- can a coin that is weakly struck grade as high as one that is well struck ?</p><p><br /></p><p>- can a coin with so so luster grade as high as a coin with great luster ?</p><p><br /></p><p>- can a coin that has an average strike grade as high as one that is fully struck ?</p><p><br /></p><p>- can a coin that is struck slightly off center, (one sides rims being wider than the other) be graded as high as a well centered coin ?</p><p><br /></p><p>- can a coin struck on a flawed planchet be graded as high as coin struck on a very good planchet ? </p><p><br /></p><p>In every single case, the rules of grading say that NO, these coins cannot be graded as high as the others. Every single case ! And there are other similar cases as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>So ask yourselves, if it is true in all those cases, then how can it possibly <u>not be true</u> when it&#039;s a die crack ?</p><p><br /></p><p>Logic, common sense, and all the rules grading say that coins with die cracks cannot be graded as high as coins without die cracks. You simply cannot just pretend that the die crack(s) is not there ! It must be taken into account as a negative when grading the coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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