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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 8380478, member: 27832"]Those photos are in no way comparable. The lighting in the OP's photos is harsher, and they're <i>in focus</i>, showing every hit in fine detail.</p><p><br /></p><p>The photo from the OP that gives me most concern is the second-to-last obverse photo:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1487336[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I see what look like parallel scratches parallel to a line from 10:00 to 4:00. I don't know how prominent they are, but the lighting in this shot is coming from 1:00 or 7:00, perfectly positioned to highlight them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Magnified photos of dimes often make things look worse than they are. I don't know whether these scuffs will be enough to detail the coin, but I'd certainly expect them to keep it out of gem territory.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I see what looks like strong luster in the fields, and I don't see shadows around the devices, which I'd expect to see if the whole thing had been polished. It <i>might</i> have been scrubbed, or it might have slid across a dirty counter or two.</p><p><br /></p><p>I very much wish I could see the coin in person. Since I can't, I'd love to see what a TPG makes of it. (Especially since it's <i>not</i> my money being spent on grading, of course! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 8380478, member: 27832"]Those photos are in no way comparable. The lighting in the OP's photos is harsher, and they're [I]in focus[/I], showing every hit in fine detail. The photo from the OP that gives me most concern is the second-to-last obverse photo: [ATTACH=full]1487336[/ATTACH] I see what look like parallel scratches parallel to a line from 10:00 to 4:00. I don't know how prominent they are, but the lighting in this shot is coming from 1:00 or 7:00, perfectly positioned to highlight them. Magnified photos of dimes often make things look worse than they are. I don't know whether these scuffs will be enough to detail the coin, but I'd certainly expect them to keep it out of gem territory. But I see what looks like strong luster in the fields, and I don't see shadows around the devices, which I'd expect to see if the whole thing had been polished. It [I]might[/I] have been scrubbed, or it might have slid across a dirty counter or two. I very much wish I could see the coin in person. Since I can't, I'd love to see what a TPG makes of it. (Especially since it's [I]not[/I] my money being spent on grading, of course! :rolleyes:)[/QUOTE]
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