1971 Eisenhower Struck Through Grease?

Not really, but I made an offer of $3 on the coin.

Update: I showed the photos to my wife and she says it looks like the first A in AMERICA could be weak due to grease, but she's not sure. She wants better photos of the reverse. (She worked in photography for 25 years.)

The "A" does look weak but the blurry pics don't help.

He sent me a counter-offer of $51.99.

I don't see the coin as being worth much more that the $3.00 offer I sent. It's covered with scratches and bag marks. If he's had it in storage for 40 years, where was the coin the other 3 years between being struck and now?

As far as an error coin, I don't see it getting a " Struck Through Grease" label even from ANACS and I don't think the coin would grade MS because of the amount of marks on the coin. I would be surprised to see it get higher than a AU-58.

I've been wrong on coins before, but my $3.00 offer is about as high as I would go. Well maybe $5.00 but that's it for me.

Am I way off base here? What do you think this coin would grade from the seller's photos and what is the max you would pay for it?

Thanks!
Ben