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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mrbrklyn, post: 559654, member: 4381&quot;]OK - I&#039;ve looked at this coin and I can&#039;t go with it being in MS state.&nbsp; First of all, I think I see wear on the left knee.&nbsp; I&#039;m familiar with the design of this coin and either it is one of the weakest strikes I&#039;d ever seen for a 1925 or the tone is totally obscuring the delicate features of the drapery on her.&nbsp; And the shield is very week.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think I can rule out that this coin has been artificially toned.&nbsp; The chainmail is almost invisible.&nbsp; The shield has little detail.&nbsp; The Eagles breast is nearly featherless.&nbsp; If this is mint this is unlike any other I&#039;d seen.&nbsp; Meanwhile you have a full head, clear and bold stars, fine sculptured of the legs.</p><p><br /></p><p>To me it looks like a very solid AU52 if such a grade exists.</p><p><br /></p><p>For comparison look at my 1925 which is definitely not MS or even AU</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/11072008/slq_1925_obv_vf350.2.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now look at this raw 1930</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/11172008/slq1930_o_3_sm.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It is nearly the same grade as yours, but more detail.&nbsp; Lets just see how toning looks on these coins</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a TONED 1920 - orange tone and AU55</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://images.ha.com/lf?source=url[file:images/inetpub/newnames/300/4/5/6/3/4563228.jpg],continueonerror[true]&amp;source=url[file:images/inetpub/webuse/no_image_available.gif],if[('global.source.error')]&amp;sink" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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