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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;talkcoin, post: 1671613, member: 38842&quot;]First off let me say that I think your coin is beautiful as I am a sucker for toning. OK, with that said I recently got the chance to sit in the same room as David Hall, Ronald Guth, and Mike Sherman (the PCGS grading 101 course at the LB Expo). During the Q &amp; A I asked what was the greatest source of info on the grading process and learning the high points on Morgan Dollars and ALL 3 of them at almost the same time answered &quot;How To Grade US Coins&quot; by Jim Halperin. They said it was free online, but I used my iPad right then and there to purchase a physical copy for my self. They basically were saying that what was inside of that book was and still is &quot;The Industry Standard.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>In chapter 2, on page 23, it goes over the 4 criteria that are used to grade coins. 1) Surface Preservation 2) Strike 3) Lustre 4) Eye Appeal. Under Surface Preservation, it states &quot;This includes the presence of bagmarks, hairlines from cleaning or mishandling, and other imperfections of planchet, whether mint caused or man made. An analysis of surface preservation attempts to weigh the visual impact of these imperfections based on their degree of severity and their location on the coin.&quot; Then after the next 3 steps are explained, this is the next thing written in the book, &quot;I believe surface preservation is the single most important factor in grading mint state coins. The other three factors appear to be approximately equal in value, each about half as important as surface preservation. (i.e. 40% + 20% + 20% + 20% = 100%). Sorry for rambling, but my point is that yes, Strike is important... According to PCGS, it is only half as important as Surface Preservation though. Again, I think your coin rocks <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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