One difference between NGC and PCGS...

RGL

Both of these SMS CAM Jeffs are up on TT tonight, going for $340 each as MS-68s with one minute left. Look at the marks, particularly on Tom's jaw ... these coins (and I do like them) are 67 tops at PCGS ...

coinguy1

The "marks" on the "jaw" appear to be in the die and not man-made defects/flaws.

RGL

Mark, those are "hits" from other coins being dumped into the hopper. Both coins are well struck. That is not pitting from a weak strike and insufficient metal flow such as you see on the jaw lines of many early 1950s proofs ... regardless whether from die pressure/strike or hits, PCGS, IMHO, would not grade either 68...

dorkkarl

the premise for this thread is not accurate at all.

K S