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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1227366, member: 19463&quot;]No, I wasn&#039;t.&nbsp; I wondered what other people see as significant.&nbsp; To me the last two are about equal but one has better separation of the ear from the crown while the other has a more even reverse.&nbsp; I suppose either would be VF to most people but neither qualifies under strict standards.&nbsp; I believe it is ridiculous to have strict rules like the ear to be a grade but a lot of people would be very bothered by the middle coin in that respect.&nbsp; The top coin is a ringer and worth twice the other two IMHO not because it is in good condition but because it is the rare type with PM under the bust.&nbsp; It has a terribly flat struck reverse and was not worth the price I overpaid for it but the obverse is nice compared to most PM under coins I have seen and it was the first that I was able to buy at any price.&nbsp;&nbsp; 99% of collectors would not care about this minor variety so the chance of it ever selling for what I paid is not great.&nbsp; Probably 90% of dealer don&#039;t distinguish between the types when selling although they are listed in RIC.&nbsp; Forvm Ancient coins had several lower grade ones last year but I have not found examples of the other two types as nice as this one so I think RIC might have underestimated them at just R when they called the regular ones S.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I prefer the middle coin as better balanced but te bottom is not a bad coin for these.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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