1931 S Lincoln, grade advice?

Still looking to improve my grading skills, here is a 1931 S Lincoln cent in my collection. I am sitting on the fence between XF40 and XF45. Am I in the right neighborhood? Any way this could grade into AU? I'm still working on my lighting for photos... Thanks for any and all input y'all!

 

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Im thinking more like VF30 in my opinion. Although it could be VF details due to the scratch across the obverse.

 

I was wondering about the scratch and what it would do to the grading...

 

that's why it dropped, might have been a 35-not quite a 40

 

XF details “scratched” Obverse
Deduct 30% to 60% for scratch.
Worth about $50 with scratch raw.
Nice coin! XF 45 without the scratch.
Sincerely
Reed.

 

I agree with the XF details, scratched. Too much detail in the wheat ears to be VF. Nice color too.

 

Thank you all, I’m learning, starting to put some pieces together!