I found it very educational to go look at graded examples here: https://www.coinarchives.com/w/resu...&results=100
I had thought the long mark below the horse's tail would adversely affect the grade, but it seems "handling marks" are given pretty wide acceptance in the grade standards.
I had thought the long mark below the horse's tail would adversely affect the grade, but it seems "handling marks" are given pretty wide acceptance in the grade standards.



























