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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robp, post: 5001707, member: 96746&quot;]I think it should grade higher than 63, but then we don&#039;t know what day it was graded, nor from which direction the wind was blowing. </p><p><br /></p><p>The fields are a bit bumpy and there&#039;s a bit of wear to a few high points, but I would say slightly less friction than on the 64 I purchased in Heritage last Friday.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any lines arising from the die such as those on the neck should have absolutely no influence on the grade assigned, as it is the coin that is being graded and not the die. The 3 and 9 of the date being doubled could either be a double strike, or more likely the die is a refurbished 1839 with a wider date given the lack of any doubling elsewhere. You can eliminate rotational doubling because there is no sign of it anywhere in the legend. Again, being on the die, this should have no bearing on the grade. </p><p><br /></p><p>These inconsistencies are the reason why I stopped worrying about the TPG&#039;s opinion&nbsp; long ago, and stuck to my two point grading system - acceptable and unacceptable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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