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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2564000, member: 24314"]Remember this is all in MHO:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Your coin is very attractive <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">BUT</span> in desperate need of conservation to remove the grunge, oils, and film.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. With my first look at the obverse = Very Fine <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">BUT <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">one look at the reverse and I am completely wrong! There is only a very small amount of wear on the reverse. The tops of the leaves are almost complete and even the die crack on top of one leaf has little rub. That indicates that most of the loss of detail on the obverse is due to die wear or strike. Once the coin is conserved it will "pop." <span style="color: #ff0000">Minimum grade</span> at a TPGS = XF-40. The EAC would probably grade it VF-35. </span> </span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2564000, member: 24314"]Remember this is all in MHO: 1. Your coin is very attractive [COLOR=rgb(255, 0, 0)]BUT[/COLOR] in desperate need of conservation to remove the grunge, oils, and film. 2. With my first look at the obverse = Very Fine [COLOR=rgb(255, 0, 0)]BUT [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]one look at the reverse and I am completely wrong! There is only a very small amount of wear on the reverse. The tops of the leaves are almost complete and even the die crack on top of one leaf has little rub. That indicates that most of the loss of detail on the obverse is due to die wear or strike. Once the coin is conserved it will "pop." [COLOR=#ff0000]Minimum grade[/COLOR] at a TPGS = XF-40. The EAC would probably grade it VF-35. [/COLOR] [/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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