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<p>[QUOTE="srkjkd, post: 363182, member: 7248"]hi ben, sorry i am so slow getting to these posts at times. thank you for the pic and i hope your daughter and her friends are doing well. </p><p> i have been hesitant to say it but..what a terrible fate for a teenager to have their talking and eating restricted!!!!! it must be painful emotionally as well as physically!!!!! i am sure they are glad for the advent of texting via phone!!!!</p><p><br /></p><p> i have not looked at the grade yet,but i cheat by now keeping a series specific ana grading course book by the pc..it is old(er), but so am i, i guess.......</p><p> </p><p> i only grade the lowest grading side to give the coin a grade, as i still feel grading lies more technically and subjectively. i hope i am somewhat conservative....the reverse is mmore defined than the obverse, so we go w/ obverse...</p><p> for a vf 20 we need 1/2 to 3/4 detail to qualify, most detail in cap visible and cheek noticeably rounded for 30.</p><p> it is nicely centered, not aboused and on a decent planchet so i will go w/ vf 30.......beautiful coin and probably nicer in hand. thank you for sharing. only my opinion and by no means an expert in bust halves............steve[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="srkjkd, post: 363182, member: 7248"]hi ben, sorry i am so slow getting to these posts at times. thank you for the pic and i hope your daughter and her friends are doing well. i have been hesitant to say it but..what a terrible fate for a teenager to have their talking and eating restricted!!!!! it must be painful emotionally as well as physically!!!!! i am sure they are glad for the advent of texting via phone!!!! i have not looked at the grade yet,but i cheat by now keeping a series specific ana grading course book by the pc..it is old(er), but so am i, i guess....... i only grade the lowest grading side to give the coin a grade, as i still feel grading lies more technically and subjectively. i hope i am somewhat conservative....the reverse is mmore defined than the obverse, so we go w/ obverse... for a vf 20 we need 1/2 to 3/4 detail to qualify, most detail in cap visible and cheek noticeably rounded for 30. it is nicely centered, not aboused and on a decent planchet so i will go w/ vf 30.......beautiful coin and probably nicer in hand. thank you for sharing. only my opinion and by no means an expert in bust halves............steve[/QUOTE]
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