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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 285494, member: 2972&quot;]The photos are overexposed, which is generally a warning sign for me as it hides problems.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coins surfaces don&#039;t look natural -- they look &quot;grainy&quot;, i.e. they look cleaned or otherwise improved.</p><p><br /></p><p>While I will stop short of using the &quot;c&quot; word, the rims look &quot;too&quot; wide, particularly the obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Could just be the photo, however, so an in-hand assessment would be necessary.&nbsp; For all I know, it could be in PCGS or NGC 64 plastic -- and it wouldn&#039;t surprise me in the least.&nbsp; <b>Photographs, particularly overexposed photographs lit from below, can be deceiving.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I would also wonder why this valuable coin isn&#039;t slabbed.</p><p><br /></p><p>All of the above is why I said &quot;PASS&quot; rather than assigning a grade.&nbsp; If forced, I would guess the coin is MS 63, plus 2 or minus 5 points.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s just me, and your mileage may vary...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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