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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;princeofwaldo, post: 2697548, member: 24091&quot;][QUOTE/]As for the reverse, weakness above the denomination on the right claw and arrows/stem is common for 1837 in general, and not indicative of the level of wear. Instead you can see the higher level of detail in the left claw, eagle&#039;s head, neck, and the high points in the wings. All point to XF40.</p><p><br /></p><p>Overall, this isn&#039;t the strongest XF40, but it&#039;s also not low enough in quality to be on the line with VF35.[/QUOTE] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I doubt the coin would CAC at 35 let alone 40, and had it been submitted in 1990 it would have come back 25 or 30.&nbsp; Grading isn&#039;t all about wear as you seem to imply, be it die wear or circulation wear.&nbsp; Overall eye appeal is the determining factor for correctly grading a coin, and any coin allegedly at the Extremely Fine level ought to have at least a trace of luster in the protected areas, which clearly this coin totally lacks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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