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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jallengomez, post: 1123499, member: 19748&quot;]While this coin is middle of the road or possibly lower end of the 66 spectrum, I have no problem with the grade.&nbsp; One also has to consider eye appeal, luster and strike.&nbsp; It&#039;s rare to find Franklins without bag marks(or any of the bigger coins), and this is evidenced in the fact that the top-pop grade by PCGS for the entire series is 67.&nbsp; These are big coins, and they are going to show bag marks; however, I don&#039;t think the contact marks on this coin would stop it from crossing the 65/66 line.&nbsp; Look at the difference between a 60 and a 65 coin.&nbsp; The distance is equally comparable between 65 and 70.&nbsp; Remember that a 66 coin is not perfect; it&#039;s still three grades away from that mark, and even &quot;perfect&quot; for the 70 grade is debatable.&nbsp; I gave up long ago looking at Photograde as the end all, be all.&nbsp; I instead look at past auctions from Heritage, etc.&nbsp; You can register for a free account at Heritage and search past auctions.&nbsp; Compare this coin to other PCGS graded 66s that have sold on Heritage.&nbsp; Always look at multiple coins graded by PCGS to get a feel for the standards rather than just looking at the single coin on Photograde.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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