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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 2091972, member: 73489&quot;]But they didn&#039;t INTENTIONALLY create the crack, it was an accident.&nbsp; Like striking the coins under-pressure because of a mechanical problem.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>But unless it has off-setting attributes that another highly-graded MS coin does NOT have, I don&#039;t see how they would rate the same....UNLESS....the TPGs engaged in market grading and decided enough people &quot;liked&quot; the crack (i.e., uniqueness or maybe indicative of not being a counterfeit) and it had additional demand beyond the normal demand for a coin in that grade.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Are you saying that 2 coins...identical EXCEPT for the die crack....could have the same grade, maybe the die-crack coin even a bit higher ?</p><p><br /></p><p>Strictly going by ANA standards, I don&#039;t see how that is possible. But this could be a classic case of market grading.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I agree with your assertion here.&nbsp; Not sure I would pay up for it, but clearly, some do.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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