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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2623672, member: 24314&quot;]<b><span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 0)">IMHO:</span></b></p><p>According to the three grading guides I consulted and the standards of long-time numismatists, the coin is a Fine + w/detached lamination.&nbsp; Here is where the subjectivity, modern TPGS standards, and &quot;art&quot; come into play.&nbsp; The apparent reflectivity of the surface and the loss of details due to the branch mint issue allow the coin to just make VF <span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 0)">IMO</span>.&nbsp; As stated above, many Buffalo&#039;s graded VF don&#039;t have a full horn; but many dealers insist on a full horn when buying (then they ignore it when selling it as a VF <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />). The planchet problem &quot;kills&quot; the coin&#039;s value for most, so <span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 0)">IMO</span> some professionals would net the grade down to Fine to reflect a commercial value which doubles in price from F to VF.</p><p><br /></p><p>I cannot imagine any WORTHWHILE TPGS with intelligent ownership/graders putting this coin in a &quot;details&quot; slab because of the mint flaw.&nbsp; AFAIK, both ICG and ANACS will slab it as a laminated coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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