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Message:: [QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 3526297, member: 15309"] It isn't nonsense, I was referring to bags of Saints. Really??? Doug has contended for years that nobody can tell the difference between roll friction and circulation wear.  Is he wrong? I want to thank you for being the only one with the courage to comment on this Morgan Dollar, but I think you missed my point.  There is clearly what appears to be wear over the ear of that coin, but as you astutely pointed out, EVERYONE in the numismatic world accepts that New Orleans mint Morgan Dollars are prone to strike weakness and the flat area above the ear is in fact "incomplete strike" rather than circulation wear.  My contention is that it is indistinguishable from circulation wear and that the only reason we accept the determination of "incomplete strike" is that it happens at exactly the same spot on every coin.  This is exactly how the TPGs treat roll friction within certain series, specifically Saints and SLQs, yet many of the same collectors who would consider the Morgan Dollar show above as mint state, would argue that coins showing roll friction should be graded AU.  Just a little numismatic hypocrisy to spice up the conversation. Btw, ask Doug what grade he would give this coin.  There is no way in hell he would grade this coin MS65 or even MS64. PS.  For the love of God, would you please learn how to use HTML tags.  It took me like 10 minutes just to fix this awful mess you left me. [/QUOTE]