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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Beefer518, post: 3077392, member: 87737&quot;]A (recent) previous post by yours truly applies in this thread as well;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And to add;</p><p><br /></p><p>I think all parties agree that there are times that die flaws, such as die cracks, add a positive visual interest to a coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Everyone agrees that grading is subjective, and eye-appeal is a factor in that grading process.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think we can also agree that positive visual interest is equal to an increase in a coin&#039;s overall eye-appeal.</p><p><br /></p><p>Using that theory, it would be possible for a &#039;flawed&#039; coin (actually a coin minted from a flawed die), could grade higher then the same coin in the same condition (let&#039;s say acquired from the same hopper at the mint, and both coins handled and stored identically) minted from a different set of dies.</p><p><br /></p><p>So the &#039;numismatic math&#039; proves that a coin minted from flawed dies (polishing lines, cracks, doubled, clashed, mules, etc.) isn&#039;t really flawed, and can grade higher then the same coin without the &#039;flaws&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>But....</p><p><br /></p><p>Because the very personal hobby of numismatics is guided by each numismatist&#039;s personal preference of what they like and don&#039;t like, the numeric grade really shouldn&#039;t matter much at all.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">***SIDENOTE***</span> - I wonder if there is a coin where the highest graded of the series or a specific year or MM of a series is one which would be considered a &#039;flawed&#039; coin by the definition of many in this thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>My guess would be it is out there and most likely a Morgan. With all the VAM&#039;s out there, do we really know what a &#039;perfect&#039; Morgan is supposed to look like?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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