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<p>[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 3667285, member: 105571"]Very nice coin! By old standards, I'd call it a sharpness AU-50. Current TPG Market Grading will take it from AU-58 to MS-62 on sharpness alone. They might knock it down by 1 to 3 points for the dings in the neck - this is, after all a focal area.</p><p><br /></p><p>It has been cleaned at some time in the past but not so harshly that I think the TPG's will reject it or Detail it. They are usually more lenient on older silver and copper that has been cleaned but not damaged in the process.</p><p><br /></p><p>Definitely send it in. The coin is worth decent money, especially if it has the XXXX edge which is the most rare of the three edge varieties. This refers to the markings between some of the edge lettering. The other two are the |||| type and then no marking between the edge letters (called "normal").[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 3667285, member: 105571"]Very nice coin! By old standards, I'd call it a sharpness AU-50. Current TPG Market Grading will take it from AU-58 to MS-62 on sharpness alone. They might knock it down by 1 to 3 points for the dings in the neck - this is, after all a focal area. It has been cleaned at some time in the past but not so harshly that I think the TPG's will reject it or Detail it. They are usually more lenient on older silver and copper that has been cleaned but not damaged in the process. Definitely send it in. The coin is worth decent money, especially if it has the XXXX edge which is the most rare of the three edge varieties. This refers to the markings between some of the edge lettering. The other two are the |||| type and then no marking between the edge letters (called "normal").[/QUOTE]
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