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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marshall, post: 876302, member: 21705&quot;]You did very well. Surfaces are a little rough, but not bad. I&#039;d probably go with G5, but I&#039;m a hard grader for other peoples coins. I&#039;m much easier on my own.</p><p><br /></p><p>The markers for the S-174 (27-X) are present and strong. This is one of the incused bust varieties which show strongly on the reverse, especially in the fraction area.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suggest any of the attribution guides to Early Date Large Cents. I use the older and less expensive Penny Whimsy, but the more expensive and more updated ones have better pictures. Breens has the die progressions, but I can&#039;t find or afford his work. </p><p><br /></p><p>The following is a good online tool for comparisons, though it lacks the descriptions of the reference works. I hope it stays up forever, but some day they will want to retrieve the memory:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.icollector.com/The-Pre-Long-Beach-Sale_as14916" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.icollector.com/The-Pre-Long-Beach-Sale_as14916" rel="nofollow">http://www.icollector.com/The-Pre-Long-Beach-Sale_as14916</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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