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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 3304969, member: 68"]For a coin to be Gem to me it has to be fully struck by new dies and it can't have marking, chicken scratches or other distracting characteristics and blemishes. It must be well centered and cleanly struck. </p><p><br /></p><p>It must be in the top 10 to 20 percentile in every single characteristic. Otherwise it is merely "gemmy". </p><p><br /></p><p>Fortunately with modern mint practices if it's Gem in a few categories there's an excellent chance it's Gem in all of them. The lowest grade a true Gem will receive from the services is MS-65 but the reality is they often grade dogs as MS-65 and much higher.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 3304969, member: 68"]For a coin to be Gem to me it has to be fully struck by new dies and it can't have marking, chicken scratches or other distracting characteristics and blemishes. It must be well centered and cleanly struck. It must be in the top 10 to 20 percentile in every single characteristic. Otherwise it is merely "gemmy". Fortunately with modern mint practices if it's Gem in a few categories there's an excellent chance it's Gem in all of them. The lowest grade a true Gem will receive from the services is MS-65 but the reality is they often grade dogs as MS-65 and much higher.[/QUOTE]
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