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<p>[QUOTE="imrich, post: 835384, member: 22331"]<b>A Nice Liberty Specimen</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Having collected these "art pieces" for more than 3 decades, my opinion is that you have a beautiful specimen of this Liberty coin, which has better "eye appeal" than some certified MS63 coins in my accumulation. Having said that, I would recommend that you visit a library to learn of the different coinage/distribution processes which were used initially, and evolved to current processes where collectors are searching for deviations. I believe you will find that these <century old coins can truly be uncirculated, and yet have wear from the normal production/handling processes. I can supply examples of "top tier" MS63 certified coins which are lack-luster, with bag rub/wear/marks. Having handled numerous Liberty coins, my observation from your photo, is that I believe your coin to be "undergraded". <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></b></p><p><b></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="imrich, post: 835384, member: 22331"][b]A Nice Liberty Specimen[/b] [B]Having collected these "art pieces" for more than 3 decades, my opinion is that you have a beautiful specimen of this Liberty coin, which has better "eye appeal" than some certified MS63 coins in my accumulation. Having said that, I would recommend that you visit a library to learn of the different coinage/distribution processes which were used initially, and evolved to current processes where collectors are searching for deviations. I believe you will find that these <century old coins can truly be uncirculated, and yet have wear from the normal production/handling processes. I can supply examples of "top tier" MS63 certified coins which are lack-luster, with bag rub/wear/marks. Having handled numerous Liberty coins, my observation from your photo, is that I believe your coin to be "undergraded". :) [/B][/QUOTE]
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