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Message:: [QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2558148, member: 1892"]Scans are as good as, or better than most, images at objectively communicating the technical details of a coin.  Depth, not so much - some features might seem "flatter" from wear than the scan might indicate. Luster, not at all except for one very important detail: the greater the luster, the "darker" the scan will appear. The same can also be said of reflectivity, meaning "dark" is not a feature you want to see on a scanned coin's devices (strong hint of polishing there). So, the coin here would do XF45 on a bad day and AU53 on a good TPG day; the reverse is of notably higher "grade" than the obverse, and it depends on whether they realize coins don't wear on only one face when they hold it. It will likely have very little luster, and that's why if I were to offer a grade for this one it'd be XF45. If PCGS called it AU I wouldn't call them liars, and my opinion is subject to change if it displays more luster in hand.[/QUOTE]