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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Breakdown, post: 904987, member: 19532&quot;]1. This thread has a lot of good information in it by people that I freely admit know a lot more about grading than me. I voted no and was surprised to see how few people were in that group.</p><p>2. I think it&#039;s possible that a coin is so outstanding in all other areas that a significant mark will not prevent a gem grade. I think the instances of it are pretty rare.</p><p>3. It seems PCGS and NGC allow a one point bump for outstanding eye appeal, so a coin might slide in under this criterion alone.</p><p>4. I have a PCGS MS65 Walker that I purchased, knowing full well that it had a significant mark on Liberty&#039;s upper leg, right below the left hand. I told myself at the time that the coin was so nice on all other technical points (luster, strike) that the mark did not prevent it from being a true MS65. I no longer can convince myself that it is properly a 65 because of two points straight out of the Mark Feld playbook (it&#039;s on his website):</p><p>a. If something about a coin bothers you initially, it will only bother you more over time; and b. eye appeal is great but don&#039;t ignore technical merits of a coin.</p><p>5. Although my Walker doesn&#039;t get there, I think a coin with truly stunning eye appeal (great toning for instance) can merit a 65.&nbsp; I just don&#039;t have a good example myself.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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