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<p>[QUOTE="CircCam, post: 3077170, member: 85675"]The reverse looks just like the first image in-hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'd have preferred it look more like the obv., but as dark toning goes the dark blue hue is kind of a net neutral to me since it didn't kill the luster, neither a positive or a negative on this particular coin. If the reverse surface didn't cartwheel so nicely I would have passed, but there's no doubt the coin is uncirculated, IMO. Weaker strike was my thought as well, though I've seen worse. Just browsing MS slabbed examples of these on eBay it looks like the business on the cheek and hair is pretty common.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is what it is replacing in my album... the other three commem's are all on the brighter side, so obverse-up it should fit in much better. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]774207[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]774215[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CircCam, post: 3077170, member: 85675"]The reverse looks just like the first image in-hand. I'd have preferred it look more like the obv., but as dark toning goes the dark blue hue is kind of a net neutral to me since it didn't kill the luster, neither a positive or a negative on this particular coin. If the reverse surface didn't cartwheel so nicely I would have passed, but there's no doubt the coin is uncirculated, IMO. Weaker strike was my thought as well, though I've seen worse. Just browsing MS slabbed examples of these on eBay it looks like the business on the cheek and hair is pretty common. This is what it is replacing in my album... the other three commem's are all on the brighter side, so obverse-up it should fit in much better. :) [ATTACH=full]774207[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]774215[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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