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Press Manager
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Forum Dad
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Wow, only a 63. 
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Moderator
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I have to wonder what they are seeing that we are not. 
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Forum Dad
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24163 Posts |
I see 2 little nicks on the forehead, I guess, unless they're supposed to be there. 
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Moderator
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That could be it, but I have seen worse on an MS-65 Ike. 
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Bedrock of the Community
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It's a gorgeous medal. It seems to me that the graders were tough on it.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Moderator
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I am not going to say no if it were given to me, that is for sure. 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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They applied two full-step penalties, one for his poor posture and another for his untrimmed mustache.  In seriousness, though, the bullet hole in the forehead is distracting, and there are also dings on the left side of his mustache (our visual right), scratches on his cheeks next to the mustache dings, scratches on his left lapel, and a light but large semi-circular scratch in the right obverse field. I'm just guessing, but those collectively may explain the 63.
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Moderator
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Quote: They applied two full-step penalties, one for his poor posture and another for his untrimmed mustache.  Quote: In seriousness, though... Thank you for sharing. I had to zoom in to see it.
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