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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 25955010, member: 10461&quot;]Don&#039;t feel bad- I too was left completely in the dark by &quot;numismetrics&quot; and the little flecks of colored &quot;spray paint&quot;.&nbsp; LOL</p><p><br /></p><p>But I&#039;ve always been left in the dark by Sheldon varieties and all that EAC specialist stuff anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I <i>will</i> say is that that&#039;s a very handsome coin, despite the minor surface issues that caused the details grade from PCGS.&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen early large cents found by my detecting buddies in sandy soil here in SE coastal Georgia that had that look.&nbsp; They&#039;re not pristine enough to pass muster at a TPG with a straight grade, but they&#039;re very nice.&nbsp; Sometimes the soil conditions down here were friendly to dropped coppers over their centuries&#039; sleep in the dirt.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a 1798 S-166 that my pal Billy dug down here.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1651732[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1651733[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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