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<p>[QUOTE="Leadfoot, post: 89322, member: 2972"]My posted pictures are, in fact, of the same coin. I used the "lampshade" technique in the second photo to show off the cameo and mirrors of the proof. The first shot is a much more accurate depiction of the coin in hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is graded PF 66 by NGC, and I agree with the grade -- whatever that's worth.</p><p><br /></p><p>The luster and wear/marks on this coin are in line with a 67 grade, but the touch of weakness in the upper hair of Liberty on the obverse limit the grade to a 66, IMHO.</p><p><br /></p><p>Those of you who collect this series understand how hard it is to find these coins with eye appeal and limited spotting. This coin has 3 miniscule spots, two on the obverse near O in OF, and another on the reverse at 9:30 PM in the fields very close to a point of a leaf. It takes a magnifying glass (or oversized pics) to notice them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have fun...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Leadfoot, post: 89322, member: 2972"]My posted pictures are, in fact, of the same coin. I used the "lampshade" technique in the second photo to show off the cameo and mirrors of the proof. The first shot is a much more accurate depiction of the coin in hand. The coin is graded PF 66 by NGC, and I agree with the grade -- whatever that's worth. The luster and wear/marks on this coin are in line with a 67 grade, but the touch of weakness in the upper hair of Liberty on the obverse limit the grade to a 66, IMHO. Those of you who collect this series understand how hard it is to find these coins with eye appeal and limited spotting. This coin has 3 miniscule spots, two on the obverse near O in OF, and another on the reverse at 9:30 PM in the fields very close to a point of a leaf. It takes a magnifying glass (or oversized pics) to notice them. Have fun...Mike[/QUOTE]
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