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Often, wheel marks are difficult to detect unless the coin is held at just the right angle under good light. Consequently, in many cases they’re impossible to see just from an image. (View Post)

Alex, whatever the skill of the grader, he/she can see and assess coins better in hand than in images. It shouldn’t even be a question. Edited to add: In-hand grading adds a significant advantage and… (View Post)

For those who voted "Yes", I welcome any solid rebuttals to this excellent, detailed post by @Rexford. I don't think you can do it. "It should be fairly obvious that this is not the ca… (View Post)

I don't see any wheel marks and if PCGS had detected them, they almost certainly would have noted them and detail-graded the coin. Even if there were wheel marks, many more times than not, they can't… (View Post)

Those appear to be reed marks from contact with other coins, not wheel marks, which are very different. Here’s a good article on wheel marks with some pictures included. https://www.ngccoin.com/news/… (View Post)