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<p>[QUOTE="Silver_Dollars, post: 55691, member: 3327"]Well every one is allowed their opinion. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> As you know it is very hard to grade coins from pictures especially tiny coins like these. I think the poor scan and dark toning (tarnish) makes it even harder. I am not sure if you do or do not have high power magnification, but I very easily counted my dots using a needle that looked like a pencil under the loop. I was wrong I was actual using my 30X not 25X, anyways viewing this coin showed just the slightest friction on the high spots with no signs of wear, dipped it would explode with luster and look UNC. I am from the school of thought that dirty and ugly but original is worth more than pretty and shinny but cleaned (polished, whizzed, Acid dipped, washed, etc.) </p><p><br /></p><p>The latest catalog I own is 1995, what is the current value of this coin? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Thank you,</p><p>Jeff[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Silver_Dollars, post: 55691, member: 3327"]Well every one is allowed their opinion. :) As you know it is very hard to grade coins from pictures especially tiny coins like these. I think the poor scan and dark toning (tarnish) makes it even harder. I am not sure if you do or do not have high power magnification, but I very easily counted my dots using a needle that looked like a pencil under the loop. I was wrong I was actual using my 30X not 25X, anyways viewing this coin showed just the slightest friction on the high spots with no signs of wear, dipped it would explode with luster and look UNC. I am from the school of thought that dirty and ugly but original is worth more than pretty and shinny but cleaned (polished, whizzed, Acid dipped, washed, etc.) The latest catalog I own is 1995, what is the current value of this coin? :confused: Thank you, Jeff[/QUOTE]
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