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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 4651979, member: 101855&quot;]The coin has two big gouges on the reverse. Those marks are definitely post mint damage and would make the coin a no grade. The coin has been dipped or cleaned. The dark area at the bottom of the largest gouge is still there because the dip or cleaning did not remove it. This is a problem coin, and putting more grading money into it makes no sense.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had an 1876 Twenty Cent Piece that was like this when I was in high school. It had two significant marks on the rim. The dealer graded it “VF.” It had AU sharpness and was bright white from dipping with AU luster.</p><p><br /></p><p>Given the low mintage, a fair number of 1875-P double dies have P-L or semi P-L surfaces. That is not unusual.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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