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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 1591588, member: 2972&quot;]My first thought upon opening the thread was: That graded?</p><p><br /></p><p>I got over the feeling and guessed 25.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lesson learned: Go with your gut, Mike.</p><p><br /></p><p>Setting aside the obverse dig, that&#039;s a VF coin by NGC standards all day, IMO.&nbsp; Here&#039;s why...</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin has a shallow strike, typical of early 1840&#039;s cents, most visible on the reverse lettering and also carries onto the obverse stars.&nbsp; I think the weak strike may have fooled many, along with the general graniness (sp?) of the photos.&nbsp; The key is to look at the amount of hair detail remaining.&nbsp; If the coin had a lot of wear, this would have been more impaired.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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