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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 420068, member: 2972&quot;]IMO, it is VERY difficult to grade coins from (DLRC?) scans -- they simply don&#039;t portray the luster well enough, and luster/toning/strike is exactly what&#039;s in question here.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, be very careful comparing scans to Heritage pictures, particularly when trying to grade the high-end grades.&nbsp; The differences can be so subtle even with a coin-in hand that trying to do it with pictures much less a scan is problematic at best.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, the thing I&#039;d be most worried about grade-wise is horizontal mark between the ear and the eye, and any contact marks/friction under they eye.&nbsp; Along with the big unknown given the scan -- the luster.</p><p><br /></p><p>Enjoy the long weekend...Mike</p><p><br /></p><p>p.s. please update this thread with your assessment of the coin in-hand and pictures![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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