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Die polish strations

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paigow_johnny

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What weight do die polish striations carry in your grading ?? I realize that's a rather broad question without looking at the coin....I guess in hypothetical terms, could they pull an otherwise 63 coin down to a 62, 61, or even a 60 if prominent enough ?? Thanks.

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Hoot

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Great question! I just received a 1940-S MS66fs Jefferson that has the most severe die polish striations I've ever seen! It looks rather frightening! tongue.gif

 

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John Maben

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Johnny,

 

Generally, this is not considered a detracting characteristic. In fact, many believe it adds character to a coin. A less experienced numismatist or a novice may not like or understand this because they equate the look with cleaning. In many cases it will add a PL look to a coin when viewed at various angles.

 

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paigow_johnny

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John...thanks. I'm just such a novice...I passed on a really nice 1890-CC dollar recently which had such lines...I was really concerned they were wiping hairlines, but now that I've seen true die polish lines, I think I was mistaken. Live and learn.

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