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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kanga, post: 420566, member: 9270&quot;]Having just gone through the process of buying a 1877 IHC, I got a bit of insight about that date.</p><p>MFD is a highly respected small cent dealer, so I respect his opinions and knowledge.</p><p>Basically his statement about 1877 IHCs is, they were weakly struck as a whole.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So your 1877 probably looks like my 1877 (also a XF-45).</p><p>Virtually no diamonds showing.</p><p>See here:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://home.comcast.net/~dcderoo/1-1877-XF45.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Which, of course, leads to the larger question, &quot;Why are coins in the same series graded with different standards?&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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