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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 541945, member: 2972&quot;]Yup, that&#039;s what I think.&nbsp; Understand (and I&#039;m sure you do), that I&#039;m trying to rationalize NGC&#039;s grade with only a picture....</p><p><br /></p><p>FWIW, the SLQ is another one of those coins that the &quot;rule&quot; of luster imparement doesn&#039;t always apply -- particularly on the obverse as there is really no open areas of the fields to get wear.&nbsp; The Buff nickel is another, but for another reason -- the scalloped high-relief design.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, the AU/MS &quot;rule&quot; described above isn&#039;t a hard and fast rule, but it works for the majority of types of coins, IMO, and I know it has really helped me in guessing how a TPG will grade a coin (particularly if it has open fields and/or a relatively low-relief design).</p><p><br /></p><p>Respectfully...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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