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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lkeigwin, post: 1271543, member: 30400&quot;]&quot;Strike&quot; is often misused. Usually folks mean &quot;details&quot;. The OP&#039;s coin has poor detail but may have been well struck.</p><p><br /></p><p>A coin can have weak details for many reasons. Dies may have been overworked, they may have been liberally spaced to extend die life, a planchet may be thin or irregular in thickness, grease can get in the way, the planchet may have been improperly annealed, the alloy mix was incorrect. Even rim upsetting can affect how well the metal flows.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am a little leery about the streaking of the OP&#039;s coin. I have seen this effect with coins that have been darkened with Deller&#039;s. But maybe not. Like Doug says, you&#039;d be surprised how often copper color is messed with.</p><p><br /></p><p>It appears PCGS was quick to BB it but I&#039;ll bet it wouldn&#039;t happen five times in a row. Maybe the grader, during his 5 second assessment, was a little grumpy. Still, it is obviously not worth multiple submissions in order to get justice.</p><p><br /></p><p>The &#039;20-S is one of the most challenging of the series. I have been looking for more than five years for a nice upgrade to the 64RB below. When it comes, if it comes, I know I will pay dearly.</p><p>Lance.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg37/lkeigwin/Lincolns/98260c8c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg37/lkeigwin/Lincolns/433582df.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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