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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2533854, member: 76194&quot;]Well, I may be biased, but I would never call any handmade coin Mint State because all handmade coins are unique and different from one another, even from subsequent coins made out of the same die. Therefore, I think it is literally impossible to assign a Mint State grade to them as you can&#039;t just compare them in the same way you can compare modern dimes or quarters coming straight out of the mint. Not to mention the chemical interactions with the soil, cleaning after discovery, etc., that all ancient/medieval coins have undergone at some point or another.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your coin, despite how nice it is, definitely has minor flattening that I can see in the picture, as well as some micro scratches from someone cleaning it in the past. That is not to take anything away from it, because it is truly fantastic and clearly above average when it comes to that type.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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