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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 290664, member: 2972&quot;]These are tough coins, in my opinion, to truly differentiate between VF and XF and AU grades.&nbsp; Really tough -- and debatable. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;The early coronet large cents are very often found weakly struck -- often with XF or VF details.&nbsp; Once it gets any wear, the EAC guys will typically grade it on details (making a coin that has the luster and toiuch of high-point wear of an AU be VF because of lack of strike), when in fact there is little wear and lots of luster.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>TPGs follow suit, but their overgrading relative to EAC standards is well documented in these grades.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I look at luster and wear to try and differentiate strike characteristics given the great variability of strike in many of these early coronet large cents.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a result, I think there is a great deal of value in these weakly struck yet lustrous large cents, and your coin is a good example of this.&nbsp; That said, they are not likely to ever get any respect from the TPGs or EACs, so perhaps beauty is just in the eye of the beholder.</p><p><br /></p><p>Respectfully submitted as my opinion only...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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