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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bob Evancho, post: 3306281, member: 84595&quot;]It looks like a nice genuine coin, looks like an old cleaning and does have a fingerprint, does have a minor rim bruise but that shouldn&#039;t keep it from a straight grade. Does have some scratches.&nbsp; Does have some mottled toning or issue. Might have a type of lamination.&nbsp; Does have a die break. Further study in hand will indicate it has all the die characteristics of a genuine coin.&nbsp; I usually suggest coin collectors buy the books on die characteristics of every denomination they want to collect before buying the coin.&nbsp; And GRADING guide books.&nbsp; I have a lot of rare coins in my collection that are still raw. 64 years of collecting.&nbsp;&nbsp; TPG&#039;s are subjective, suggestive graders.&nbsp; I buy a coin based on eye appeal and not by what a TPG tells me based on their slab. I buy the coin and not the slab based on how it appeals to me.&nbsp; I find that you can be the best expert on earth and still make a mistake on authenticity.&nbsp; TPG&#039;s have as was mentioned in this thread.&nbsp; Yes, I have the 1896-o, 1900-o and 1902-o micro o&#039;s in my VAM collection.&nbsp; Oops TPG&#039;s.&nbsp; The coin is nice, the coin is genuine.&nbsp; But read the books before you buy any coins. Join a coin club or two.&nbsp; Ask Questions, go to coin shows and ask more questions.&nbsp; If you are going to buy an expensive raw coin at a coin show, ask the dealer how he knows the coin is real.&nbsp; If he pulls out a book on or starts explaining die characteristics to identify a genuine coin, I would have confidence in him.&nbsp; I have been asked many times if an 1894 Philly Morgan is genuine.&nbsp; Check your die characteristic book and check a protected area.&nbsp; Knowledgeable collectors on here know what I&#039;m talking about.&nbsp; Don&#039;t be afraid to ask on Coin Talk.&nbsp; Many experts are on here to help a collector.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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