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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Speedy, post: 469150, member: 705&quot;]Ruben,</p><p>All you need to do is study this set, and look at alot of UNC coins and circulated coins to tell the differents. This coin hasn&#039;t been MS for sometime.</p><p>When a coin is not UNC it is very hard to say if something was the cause of a weak striek or otherwise, and alot of the time it has to do with luster, and just knowledge of the coin.&nbsp;&nbsp; Since it is a scan we can&#039;t see how much luster is left on the coin. </p><p>I&#039;m guessing there is a very little luster left on the coin---read on to see why.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m pretty sure (as sure as one can be by viewing photos only) that the coin is XF and no higher.</p><p><br /></p><p>That being said---I&#039;ve marked just one or two places in red to help you.</p><p>As it has been said over and over again---look for the dark, discolored spots on the coin that come via wear. If the coin has a weak strike the flat places will STILL have luster. The discolored spots come from wear.</p><p><br /></p><p>Case in point---look at some of the hair....the hair that is protected by other parts on the coin. See how it is ligher, and shows up? I&#039;m going to bet that in hand that is alittle bit of luster showing.</p><p>Now look at the flat area above the ear. On O mint coins we all know that the spot above the ear is spot that is almost never fully struck and therefor is almost always flat. </p><p>This was/is the case with this coin....<u>but note that it is dark.</u> Not like the hair that is protected. </p><p>With that in mind I call that coin circulated. Since there doesn&#039;t seem to be much luster, and with alot of wear spots I can&#039;t go higher than XF.</p><p><br /></p><p>Speedy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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