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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Barry Murphy, post: 3565478, member: 79368&quot;]Strike and surface grades are completely subjective, based on the coin, based on the grade, and judged by David and my combined 60 years experience in the business. I like to think of it like this:</p><p><br /></p><p>5 - Really nice coin</p><p>4 - Nice coin, I&#039;d still buy it</p><p>3 - Eh, only if the price is right</p><p>2 - Almost certainly not</p><p>1 - never</p><p><br /></p><p>There are certain rules we try to follow though. A test cut coin... never better than a 2 surface, unless its small and on the edge and not effecting any of the devices. Bankers marks can be a 4 if they are unobtrusive, never better than a 3 if its on the face of the coin. Smoothing almost always a 2 or 1 surface unless it&#039;s minor, than maybe a 3 if the coin is nice otherwise. A clipped Byzantine Solidus never better than a 4.</p><p><br /></p><p>Concerning the Bisalti, just because we said it is a 5/5, if you don’t like it don’t buy it. Not sure how pprp sees this as off center, and to us the slight die shift on the back legs wasn’t even worth mentioning.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not posting both sides of the coin and then asking for comments on NGCs grade on the coin is a bit shady. Not sure exactly what you were trying to prove by posting half a coin. Concerning not mentioning provenances And dealers being concerned with problems when buying but not when selling, that’s for you to discuss with your dealers. NGC has nothing to do with buying or selling coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Barry Murphy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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