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<p>[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2354597, member: 1892"]That's important, too - at f/20 you're so far into diffraction that the details are undoubtedly blurred. I was on the AU58 bandwagon before knowing that, and as a result wouldn't have a problem seeing it as Mint State. The talons were throwing me, anyway; even though the wing details suggested circulation (diffraction), the talons disagreed.</p><p><br /></p><p>All the same, the two gouges - one on each face, both around 9:00 - seem postmint, but you have to consider the era as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2354597, member: 1892"]That's important, too - at f/20 you're so far into diffraction that the details are undoubtedly blurred. I was on the AU58 bandwagon before knowing that, and as a result wouldn't have a problem seeing it as Mint State. The talons were throwing me, anyway; even though the wing details suggested circulation (diffraction), the talons disagreed. All the same, the two gouges - one on each face, both around 9:00 - seem postmint, but you have to consider the era as well.[/QUOTE]
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