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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 8540629, member: 76194&quot;]The nice thing about a coin with character like that, ie...XF-40 or around there, is that they are not safe queens. It&#039;s ok to hold them once in a while, something you wouldn&#039;t want to necessarily do with an MS or an AU coin. So I don&#039;t mind some scratches here or there and a little honest wear. It&#039;s still beautiful enough that it&#039;s a nice example, and the holding it with bare hands is a huge PLUS.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as price, $420 cash. I looked the prices in a recent catalog and price is listed as $490. My guess is that probably slabbed ones will hit that high, so I think paying $70 less for a raw example is fair. Plus with these coins there&#039;s not a huge price disparity between VF-35 and XF-45, so I felt confident that even if I misgraded the coin in my head, the difference in price is not enough to make me feel terrible.</p><p><br /></p><p>I definitely would not buy raw if the difference between one or two grade levels was hundreds or thousands. In that case I&#039;d probably buy slabbed and then crack it out (that will make most US collectors scream in pain, LOL).<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I&#039;m no expert grader by any means. Just a long time collector with a love for old coins and bullion/bars.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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