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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BadThad, post: 2323568, member: 17261&quot;]This is a good lesson in grading. </p><p><br /></p><p>The first coin is LDS, it hurts that &quot;instant eye appeal&quot;. LDS coins have to have their attributes more carefully considered than EDS examples.....like the bottom coin. I suspect the luster is hiding in the first coin&#039;s picture. LDS luster tends to be more spread-out rather than clearly defined cartwheels, I like to call it &quot;halo luster&quot;. After photographing thousands of coins I can say (at least for my setup) LDS coins are more challenging to photograph. I think this coin must have pretty strong halo luster, especially around the portrait, to be in a 66 slab. I suspect you&#039;d have to see this in hand to fully determine it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obviously, the second coin is proof-like from very fresh dies. The mint was using sand-blasted dies for proofs. Many of us believe they experimented with the same process on the production lines. A lot of 1909&#039;s with that look exist as well as a pretty scarce number of other early issues. The luster dances for the camera. I think it has potential for 67.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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