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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2372034, member: 112"]Things like that give you a clue as to whether it is due to weak strike or not, but there is a way to tell definitively. Look closely at the area in question with a loupe, sometimes 5x is enough, other times you need 10x. If it is a weak strike the area will have a certain texture to it, it will be kind of rough, a little bumpy maybe. But if it is wear it will not have that texture, it will be smooth and flat looking. But keep in mind, even areas that were weakly struck can have wear as well. So you may see the texture I refer to around the edges of the area in question, AND a smooth, flat spot in the middle or at the highest point of the area in question. As to the grade of these two coins, I do not agree that they are both 55s. To the contrary I would grade the 1st as a 40 and 2nd as a 45. Both have too much wear in the fields to grade any higher. The 1st has no luster at all remaining, and the 2nd only has luster in the protected areas. To be considered AU a coin simply must have more luster than that.[/QUOTE]