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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;superc, post: 1718559, member: 44079&quot;]I meant the lettering on the scroll in his beak.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Grading the front of an ASE is easy.&nbsp; I just use the standards for the similar design Walking Liberty half dollar.&nbsp; That brings me to the missing sandal straps.&nbsp; However since the ANA apparently agrees with me the ASE &#039;coins&#039; aren&#039;t true currency, I don&#039;t find the ASE in their &#039;Grading Standards of United States Coins&#039; book.&nbsp; So how to grade the reverse?&nbsp; Fortunately the reverse side is very similar to that of the Barber quarters and half dollars.&nbsp; Similar enough so I use the standards for that coin&#039;s reverse.&nbsp; So yes, (even when I average the two #s) I rate Green18&#039;s coin somewhere in the VF range.&nbsp; Which is of course, totally&nbsp; meaningless because an ASE is a bullion medallion, not a coin, and it&#039;s true value is the spot price of silver today.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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