2nd Try On How Scratch Effects The Grade

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North of 49 Pillar of the Community Canada 617 Posts	Posted 01/09/2014 7:14 pm Ok Let me try this again. Pics were no good last post. I am looking for other opinions on how a deep scratch might effect the grade of a coin. Here are 2 coins that are quite similar except the 2nd coin has a deep scratch over the queens eyebrow and below her chin and on her neck. I would be interested to see how you guys would grade each coin. - the color is off because of the lighting- Thanks coin 1 and coin number 2 ( I hope these pics work better ) Report this Post to the Staff

lambecolin Pillar of the Community Canada 618 Posts	Posted 01/09/2014 8:21 pm Grading is done at 10 X magnification---small marks will not be noticeably---even noticeable marks can be ignored for grading purposes. Your coins are AU---full grading marks for them. IMHO Report this Post to the Staff
wireman09 Pillar of the Community Canada 972 Posts	Posted 01/10/2014 04:57 am Not the best pictures for grading but I will give you my opinion from what can be seen. coin 1 MS62 and possibly a 63. coin 2 MS60 Bag marks on eyebrow and neck are typical on most business strikes. Mark below chin looks like is a planchet adjustment mark done during minting, also typical to 1960's dollars. How a scratch effects grade...Bag marks and scratches on a mint state dollar that distract from it's appearance will almost always relegate it to a MS60 grade. Report this Post to the Staff
North of 49 Pillar of the Community Canada 617 Posts	Posted 01/10/2014 6:28 pm looks like I need to work on photography skills. I appreciate your best guess efforts, and that does answer my question. Report this Post to the Staff
lambecolin Pillar of the Community Canada 618 Posts	Posted 01/16/2014 10:46 pm I agree with "wireman ----solid MS 60 Report this Post to the Staff
Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 01/16/2014 11:25 pm They both look like MS-62. Report this Post to the Staff
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