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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1782524, member: 19463&quot;]My grading scale for facing busts is based on features lost and features boldly shown.&nbsp; Your coin has both eyes but weakly indicated here and there.&nbsp; A great coin would have a nose without a flat spot on the end.&nbsp; An ordinary specimen will have a blank disk for a face.&nbsp; These coins are not easily found with all parts really clear.&nbsp;&nbsp; Of course the face is not everything so a really great coin would also show the obverse legend Emmanuel around the edge.&nbsp; Finally, these are often seen with double striking which garbles even the bold reverse letters so a great coin will not have doubling.&nbsp; You have very little doubling but the IC at obverse left is repeated further left.&nbsp; All considered, I&#039;d call your coin good but not great.&nbsp; I do not have a great coin to show but my two demonstrate most of the mentioned faults.&nbsp; The hardest one to find strong is the nose.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]285688[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]285689[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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