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I agree with you about the grading companies. First, they are not getting the grades right all the time or do not explain the grade on the label. I have a PCGS grading book that is about 20 years old or so, and I used it to grade a slabbed 1851 Large Cent on eBay that was graded as XF by PCGS. Using their grading system from 20 years ago, I got a VF-25 grade, not even Choice Very Fine. Now it is possible that for that die variety of 1851 Large Cent that this was an accurate grade, but since they did not identify the die variety on the label nobody would know that except an expert. Being that I started out as a baseball card collector, it is already hard to stomach some of the grades. With baseball cards if the card is off center, has a poor printing, or any other blemish it might not be considered to be in Mint Condition even if you just pulled it fresh from an unopened new pack of cards. So, when I see a Silver dollar getting a Mint State grade, and it lacks details because it was a late die strike or weak die strike, I shrug my shoulders at it. It seems to me that there needs to be some harsher standards, if we are going to have a standard system of grading. If we are going to grade via die variety, then the die variety and the die state (early, middle, and late) needs to be on the label. Second, most circulated coins have some kind of issue especially if they have been in the ground. I do not agree with PCGS snubbing higher graded environmentally damaged coins. A label with genuine, environmentally damaged, and no grade seems like a rip-off scam to me. If it is a Large Cent or Half Cent or Morgan Silver Dollar at least add the die variety to the label too with some kind of grade. Third, not everyone can send coins to PCGS, and we consider them the absolute authority on grading. Fourth, I hear from the majority of collectors at coin shows that they do not want coins in grading holders. Most want to stick circulated coins into their books or into a coin flip into a folder. I do agree Mint State coins need to be graded and protected, but it is a waste of time and money to send in coins that are circulated unless they represent an extremely rare find. I just believe we need a consistent standard that everyone follows. Instead of insisting that grading is an art or a matter of opinion, we need a system of grading coins that is precise, accurate, and universal.

Sorry for getting off the post a bit here Bob. On my coins the hair is in the same position on both the D and the P. On the P, the hair has a clearer strike and the separation between the “R” and the hairline is more evident; however, it is there.