Can excessive die polish hurt a coins grade?

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• jmski52 Posts: 23,287 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 22, 2008 12:05PM

  Good question. And what about die scratches while the subject is being discussed?

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• MrEureka Posts: 24,428 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 22, 2008 12:15PM

  Does excessive die polish knock a coins grade?
  
  Just a little bit, but only if the die polish is ugly.

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• TomB Posts: 22,097 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 22, 2008 12:57PM

  If it hurts the eye appeal then that might be translated to a lower grade. However, many high grade Mercs have substantial die polish.

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• robkool Posts: 5,934 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 22, 2008 12:59PM

  I wonder if that holds true to classic commems like the 1920 Maine, or 1935 Texas ???

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• COALPORTER Posts: 2,900 ✭✭

  June 22, 2008 1:08PM

  ...unless it creates an interesting variety like a 3 legged buffelo.
  or chin wiskers .

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• Coinosaurus Posts: 9,645 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 22, 2008 2:34PM

  I believe it should. I've seen some 1866 unc quarters with really ugly die polish, IMHO.

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• GoldenEyeNumismatics Posts: 13,187 ✭✭✭

  June 22, 2008 2:35PM

  
  
  << <i>Does excessive die polish knock a coins grade?
  
  Just a little bit, but only if the die polish is ugly. >>
  
  

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• BECOKA Posts: 16,961 ✭✭✭

  June 22, 2008 2:41PM

  I had a high grade steel cent that had a wavy field in the obverse, all die polish. I don't thing they dinged the grade at all as I think it was accurate ignoring the polish.

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• CaptHenway Posts: 32,815 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 22, 2008 2:55PM

  Excessive die polish may impair the luster of the coin struck from the die, so yes.

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