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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 1659791, member: 27832&quot;]All right, I hauled out the real camera, a makeshift stand, and a better light. I&#039;m mostly happy with these shots -- they pretty accurately reflect both the coin&#039;s in-hand appearance and the level of detail it holds.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]244239.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]244238.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I took it around to a few dealers at the local coin show this morning to see (a) whether it&#039;s likely to slab cleanly, and (b) what grade it&#039;s likely to get.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dealer 1, a younger guy, was clearly enthusiastic -- said it was a strong XF, and he thought it would slab without problems.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dealer 2, an older guy who specializes in Barbers, said it was a strong VF, and he thought it would slab without problems. Offered $275; I declined. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Dealer 3, whom I&#039;ve dealt with in the past, studied it for a while, and said he thought it probably wouldn&#039;t slab -- some hairlines on the obverse, and that pitting on the cheek. &quot;But,&quot; he added, &quot;you really can never tell.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>My take, after studying a lot of photos of slabbed coins, is that this is a technical VF30 or 35, but stands a good chance of making a market XF40 -- most of the VF35 coins I saw looked markedly weaker, and some of the better-date XF40s (and even 45s) looked quite similar to this one. I don&#039;t really think it&#039;s got the wingtip detail or the headband separation to truly earn an XF, but for this date, NGC or PCGS might well let it slide by. I don&#039;t know how they&#039;ll react to the obverse surface issues, but again, I&#039;ve seen worse in non-detail slabs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, I just need to decide what to do about submission, which entails finding other coins to submit. Which probably means that it won&#039;t happen any time soon. Oh, well, this coin has waited 112 years for its retirement home, I suppose it can wait a little longer...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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