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<p>[QUOTE="eddiespin, post: 572348, member: 4920"]OK, let's pretend...</p><p><br /></p><p><b>surface preservation</b>: I don't see anything terribly off-putting in terms of spotting or corrosion, things like that, just some contact marks or scratches. I'd give it a pass on surface preservation.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>strike</b>: First of all, I don't see the hair as terribly flat, at all. Especially relatively-speaking for this Mint. And weak strikes never bother me, I don't grade up or down for that.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>luster</b>: It sure has that and shiny obverse color, too. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>and eye appeal</b>: The color is in the right places on that obverse and I like how it takes my eye throughout the coin. I think it's pleasing. And that luster is just busting out at you. Let's say those scratches and wipes aren't scratches and wipes, but can go as coin-contact. Overall eye-appeal, very good. MS-64. </p><p><br /></p><p>Disclaimer: I don't have the database NGC does to rate this coin against other '84-Os so it wouldn't surprise me if it graded higher...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="eddiespin, post: 572348, member: 4920"]OK, let's pretend... [B]surface preservation[/B]: I don't see anything terribly off-putting in terms of spotting or corrosion, things like that, just some contact marks or scratches. I'd give it a pass on surface preservation. [B]strike[/B]: First of all, I don't see the hair as terribly flat, at all. Especially relatively-speaking for this Mint. And weak strikes never bother me, I don't grade up or down for that. [B]luster[/B]: It sure has that and shiny obverse color, too. [B]and eye appeal[/B]: The color is in the right places on that obverse and I like how it takes my eye throughout the coin. I think it's pleasing. And that luster is just busting out at you. Let's say those scratches and wipes aren't scratches and wipes, but can go as coin-contact. Overall eye-appeal, very good. MS-64. Disclaimer: I don't have the database NGC does to rate this coin against other '84-Os so it wouldn't surprise me if it graded higher...[/QUOTE]
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