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<p>[QUOTE="mark_h, post: 869595, member: 3726"]No where near an expert on these and just my opinion:</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin 1: VF-25 - While worn slightly flat on some of the high points I still think it is slightly better than just VF. Cleaned, but market acceptable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin 2: I have seen those called mint adjustment marks. This coin is AU because of the weak strike and what little wear I can see on the high points. if you look on the obverse you see below the ear and around the ear the same type spots that I have seen on bust halves to indicate weak strike. </p><p><br /></p><p>Coin 3: Old cleaning and market acceptable even though I do not like the black spots. This one looks like another weak strike, but more flat than coin number 2. It looks like more wear and I put it in the XF range.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin 4: Harshly cleaned no grade. If this coin is graded then I have a couple than need to be graded.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin 2 and 3 are really hard to tell what grade they are. These would require an expert to grade them. This is my honest opinion. That second coin I would not be surprised if it is a high AU coin. Just my humble opinion off what I see as far as actual wear on the high points and how the surfaces look. I can be completely wrong on these, because even looking at heritage I did not see a coin with such lack of details on a AU coin. Of course I won't learn unless I take a few lumps. Now to wait and see what they really are.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mark_h, post: 869595, member: 3726"]No where near an expert on these and just my opinion: Coin 1: VF-25 - While worn slightly flat on some of the high points I still think it is slightly better than just VF. Cleaned, but market acceptable. Coin 2: I have seen those called mint adjustment marks. This coin is AU because of the weak strike and what little wear I can see on the high points. if you look on the obverse you see below the ear and around the ear the same type spots that I have seen on bust halves to indicate weak strike. Coin 3: Old cleaning and market acceptable even though I do not like the black spots. This one looks like another weak strike, but more flat than coin number 2. It looks like more wear and I put it in the XF range. Coin 4: Harshly cleaned no grade. If this coin is graded then I have a couple than need to be graded. Coin 2 and 3 are really hard to tell what grade they are. These would require an expert to grade them. This is my honest opinion. That second coin I would not be surprised if it is a high AU coin. Just my humble opinion off what I see as far as actual wear on the high points and how the surfaces look. I can be completely wrong on these, because even looking at heritage I did not see a coin with such lack of details on a AU coin. Of course I won't learn unless I take a few lumps. Now to wait and see what they really are.[/QUOTE]
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