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Dollars v. Minors
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David,
Are graders more, less, or about the same as far as bag marks, rub, nicks, hairlines and such on larger coins v. smaller coins? I see Morgan dollars in which look as if they were run over by a semi earn grades of upto MS63. Yet, a Mercury dime with a wisp of a hairline in the field earns AU grades. Could you share your thoughts on this issue?
Thank you,
Tony
Are graders more, less, or about the same as far as bag marks, rub, nicks, hairlines and such on larger coins v. smaller coins? I see Morgan dollars in which look as if they were run over by a semi earn grades of upto MS63. Yet, a Mercury dime with a wisp of a hairline in the field earns AU grades. Could you share your thoughts on this issue?
Thank you,
Tony
President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay
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It's a little relative. Try to imagine a Morgan dollar shrunk to the size of a Mercury dime, then the scratch is shrunk too. It's sort of a percentage of the surface factor. Another way to look at it is to put a glass on the Merc dime...then the marks are magnified. I think I know what you mean, as some of the Morgans look marked compared to some of the Mercs in the same grade. I do think that each series is looked at a little differently. The important thing is for coins to be graded consistently within the series. And I actually think today's grading standards, for the most part, are pretty logical. I think even Spock would approve in most instances.
David