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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NorthKorea, post: 1725723, member: 29643&quot;]How much are you paying experts for their opinion(s) on this? Also, what are you defining as the set of qualifiers for what would make one an expert?</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I would think experts would be the individuals whom we pay for their opinions on the grades of coins. If that&#039;s the case, I see no reasonable explanation for an expert to freely give away valuable information for which they are paid. That would be akin to begging/panhandling.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, in my thoroughly non-expert opinion, the coin would grade in a specific range of AU55-MS62. The hits on the bust would prevent a grade above MS63, and the hit on the cheek would push it down at least another half grade to the MS62+ area. Coupled with the poorly struck obverse, and you&#039;re looking at a maximum grade of MS62.</p><p><br /></p><p>From that point, I assume that the gloss on the jaw is from rub and not some strange event of highly struck obverse coupled with poorly struck reverse. That would indicate the coin was circulated for a bit. Personally, I&#039;d say AU58, but I&#039;m no expert.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the flip-side, I could see it getting an AU details (no grade) due to the suspect toning on only the high points of the obverse.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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