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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2535872, member: 24314&quot;]<span style="color: #ff0000">I don&#039;t think you get it. <span style="color: #000000">Your coin is <b>NOT</b> A PROBLEM COIN.&nbsp; According to the ANA, a coin straight graded as either MS/PR-60 or MS/PR-61 can have <span style="color: #b300b3">continuous hairlining over its entire surface, with impaired luster, and unattractive eye appeal.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">An MS/PR-62 can be impaired with a noticeable patch of hairlines.&nbsp; The reverse of your coin looks OK.&nbsp; The Obverse does not.&nbsp; The reverse is less important.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">IMO, your coin is a &quot;perfect example&quot; of an excellent teaching coin (Impaired PR-61 over Original PR-63 or 64) and not a &quot;detailed piece.&quot; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Now, only a collector&#039;s personal preference or budget would dictate him buying an impaired proof.&nbsp; IMO, buying a coin just to prove you know more than the professional graders about &quot;market acceptability&quot; is silly. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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