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<p>[QUOTE="jay4202472000, post: 2317035, member: 42573"][ATTACH=full]467577[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]467578[/ATTACH] I started a thread about this coin in the error coins forum, but didn't ask for opinions on grade. Also, I know that not everyone collects error/variety coins so I thought I'd get more opinions here. I took some additional images after dark. These are better.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a small ding at the corner of his mouth, but the reeding contact mark on his neck is very distracting. The rest of the obverse is very clean and luster full. There is a tiny ding on the vertical bar of the second T of STATES. Otherwise, the eagle and fields are sharp.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm not sharp on grading mint state coins, but minus the few dings, I think this would easily be an MS65 or better coin. <b><i>My question is how far will that contact mark on the neck drag down the grade? 64, 63 or lower even?</i></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jay4202472000, post: 2317035, member: 42573"][ATTACH=full]467577[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]467578[/ATTACH] I started a thread about this coin in the error coins forum, but didn't ask for opinions on grade. Also, I know that not everyone collects error/variety coins so I thought I'd get more opinions here. I took some additional images after dark. These are better. There is a small ding at the corner of his mouth, but the reeding contact mark on his neck is very distracting. The rest of the obverse is very clean and luster full. There is a tiny ding on the vertical bar of the second T of STATES. Otherwise, the eagle and fields are sharp. I'm not sharp on grading mint state coins, but minus the few dings, I think this would easily be an MS65 or better coin. [B][I]My question is how far will that contact mark on the neck drag down the grade? 64, 63 or lower even?[/I][/B][/QUOTE]
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