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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;princeofwaldo, post: 1590516, member: 24091&quot;]Back when it was a raw coin, Richard Ponterio described it as brilliant uncirculated.&nbsp; That was around 1993.&nbsp; To give you an idea how conservative Ponterio used to grade, he would routinely describe slabbed coins a grade or two lower than their label in his auctions.&nbsp; It&#039;s part of the reason he&#039;s no longer an independent auctioneer.&nbsp; Why would anyone consign coins to him if he was going to whack the grade in the catalog description?&nbsp; As for actual wear, GDJMSP must have ESP or something.&nbsp; It may in fact have wear, but it&#039;s impossible to tell from the photos posted.&nbsp; I&#039;d have to get the coin from the bank and look at it again.&nbsp; There are some scuffs in the fields, no doubt about that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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