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Message:: [QUOTE="oval_man, post: 1181150, member: 22602"]If I might step in and do some of the work of answering (or at least add an opinion): the 78S is the cleanest; look at the cheek and the obv. fields. 78S's typically have good strikes and often have proof-like surfaces, the latter which can seem to show marks to be more severe than they actually are. The 78 7/8TF is relatively clean but the luster doesn't appear to be full enough to warrant a 65. The 78CC is even more marked up, warranting a comparative drop in grade. Many feel that grading companies are more lenient on CC's than on the others. However, this looks to me to be a pretty solid 63. The MS Trade Dollar is dinged up enough in the fields to be low-end MS; although when I first saw pictures of it a few weeks ago on another thread I had guessed a higher grade. It's a very attractive coin but technically the dings limit the grade. I don't collect proof coins and have no idea why this one is a 63! Lance, hope you don't mind I'm offering my 2 cents and am I missing anything?[/QUOTE]