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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;green18, post: 829631, member: 10103&quot;]Well, won&#039;t keep you guys in suspense (suspense?) any longer.&nbsp; She did indeed grade out at &#039;65 by NGC.&nbsp; Picked her up a coin show today (Massapequa) but she really wasn&#039;t what I was after.&nbsp; What I really was lookin&#039; for was a nice Texas Commem.&nbsp; Nobody seemed to have &#039;em.&nbsp; Then I visited a dealer who had some real nice stuff and upon looking, saw two San Diego&#039;s raw....&#039;35-s and &#039;36-d.&nbsp; He had them both graded as uncirc but the &#039;35 seemed to be the better of the two.&nbsp; I took out the loupe and examined the coin a little closer.&nbsp; The &quot;s&quot; seemed mushy.&nbsp; I relayed this observation back to the dealer where upon he pulled out his loupe and examined the coin.&nbsp; Weak strike was his determination.&nbsp; OK (says to myself) lets have a closer look.&nbsp; Took the coin back and examined it again.&nbsp; It was at this time that I saw the hairlines.&nbsp; The coin was &quot;scrubbed&quot;, so much so that I think that the &quot;s&quot; was affected.&nbsp; Thanks, but no thanks.</p><p>Moved on down the line and saw the little lady pictured in the OP.&nbsp; Love at first site, and in a &quot;holder&quot; to boot!&nbsp; Not much more in price than the &quot;raw examples.&nbsp; Most of you folks here know me as being, basically, a &quot;raw &quot; guy.&nbsp; I like my stuff up close and personal but in this case.....I&#039;m glad I opted for the holder.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Oh, one thing more.&nbsp; I bought the coin, not the holder.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thanx guys.......<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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