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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 858272, member: 112&quot;]Jason I have to disagree with you about a couple of things. This high point pitting that you mention, it isn&#039;t due to a weak strike. And it does not appear dark in the pictures because it was a weak strike, it appears dark because the coin has come into contact with something or rubbed against something and the frost is gone.</p><p><br /></p><p>And the depressions or tick marks that you describe as high point pitting, if they appear to be shiny as you say, a lighter color than the rest of the coin, then they are most definitely not due to a weak strike - they are contact marks. And they appear shiny because the metal exposed underneath has not toned like the rest of the metal.</p><p><br /></p><p>Only if the bottom of these depressions are a slightly darker color, not toned mind you but darker, than the rest of the coin can they be due to a weak strike. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And this is not true - &quot;A coin grading 65 should have a full strike, if not exceptional.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>While some coins that grade 65 will have a full strike, a full strike is not required for a coin to grade 65. In fact, there are a great many weakly struck coins that grade 65 and higher.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course it depends upon which set of grading standards you adhere to, but even the ANA standards which are much stricter than the TPG standards do not require a full strike for a grade of 65.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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