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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dougmeister, post: 4030600, member: 56842&quot;]Based on the ANA Guidelines, I see no reason not to give it at least a VF20, possibly higher. </p><p><br /></p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><b>F12 </b>Moderate to heavy even wear; entire design is clear and bold.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Obv</b></p><ul> <li>Some details show in hair ends, curls, and at left of ear. </li> <li>Date, all letters, and stars are visible. </li> <li>Eye and ear are clear. </li> <li>Bust is worn with a few drapery lines remaining.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </li> </ul><p><b>Rev</b></p><ul> <li>Half the feathers are visible in the wings. </li> <li>Breast and head are smooth. </li> <li>Letters in legend are worn but clear</li> <li>Clouds and top of shield show considerable wear.</li> <li>[* motto incomplete but better than VG - added by me per expert opinion]</li> </ul><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><b>VF20</b> Light to moderate even wear; all major features are sharp.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Obv</b></p><ul> <li>&gt;1/2 of hair details show <b>(Yes)</b></li> <li>Forehead and bust are worn but bold <b>(Yes)</b></li> <li>Parts of drapery are smooth <b>(Yes)</b> </li> <li>Letters and star centers are plainly visible <font size="3">(Yes, but only some star centers...?)</font></li> </ul><p><b>Rev</b></p><ul> <li>Head and breast are worn; some feathers are visible <b>(Yes; <font size="2">more than &quot;some&quot;</font>)</b>&nbsp; </li> <li>Some lines in shield are merged together <b>(Yes)</b></li> <li>~3/4 of wing details are clear <b>(Yes; <font size="2">&gt;75% IMHO</font>)</b></li> <li>Motto is complete <b>(Yes)</b></li> </ul><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><b>VF30</b> Light to moderate even wear; all major features are sharp.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obv</b></p><ul> <li>3/4 of hair details show (Maybe?)</li> <li>Hair at back of head is worn but has some bold features (Maybe?)</li> <li>Parts of drapery are worn smooth (Yes)</li> </ul><p><b>Rev</b></p><ul> <li>Wing edges are worn but 3/4 of central details are visible (Yes?)</li> <li>Clouds, head, and motto show wear (Yes? Too much though?)</li> <li>Horizontal shield lines are worn but separated (Almost, but not quite?)</li> </ul><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><br /></p><p>And not to insult anyone&#039;s intelligence here, just adding this for clarification for those who might need a little help as I did... when I first started looking into DBDs, I had to Google to find out exactly which features these terms referred to:</p><ul> <li>Motto: <i>E Pluribus Unum</i></li> <li>Legend: &quot;UNITED STATES OF AMERICA&quot;</li> </ul><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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