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<p>[QUOTE="fizzy, post: 1334788, member: 32632"]i hereby resolve never to bother you with photos i take with my little bedside lamp - best to wait until daylight and supplement with something off to the side - i could have and should have provided better. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]153077.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]153078.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>the liberty is graded by NGS as AU58. like i said, she seems pristine to me though her face lacks a bit of sharpness to my eye, but i did not think the contact marks to the background were evidence of anything too rough. i know that bag marks to morgans are par for the course, and to a certain extent, at certain not highest grades they might even be "overlooked" - i figured these contact marks might be "overlooked" with regards to whether this is "uncirculated" - but again, i do think her face might show wear. it wasn't until i took the photos that i saw the scratches on the reverse. the one on the side looks worse than the scritch-scratch above, and then i looked again and couldn't discern either. they are definitely there, but they are also that shallow, depending on the angle, etc. but i guess significant enough to result in an AU instead of an UNC grade. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]153079.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]153080.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>the indian head is graded MS62 by numistrust - it's got all the details and is problem free. i know it isn't the most exquisite specimen, but wonder if it should be a 63. the price difference is quite significant. </p><p><br /></p><p>ultimately, and the $20, i agree - it was wishful thinking that it was AU. if it were just bag marks i'd argue it, but the lady's been handled. </p><p><br /></p><p>thanks for considering those![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="fizzy, post: 1334788, member: 32632"]i hereby resolve never to bother you with photos i take with my little bedside lamp - best to wait until daylight and supplement with something off to the side - i could have and should have provided better. [ATTACH]153077.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]153078.vB[/ATTACH] the liberty is graded by NGS as AU58. like i said, she seems pristine to me though her face lacks a bit of sharpness to my eye, but i did not think the contact marks to the background were evidence of anything too rough. i know that bag marks to morgans are par for the course, and to a certain extent, at certain not highest grades they might even be "overlooked" - i figured these contact marks might be "overlooked" with regards to whether this is "uncirculated" - but again, i do think her face might show wear. it wasn't until i took the photos that i saw the scratches on the reverse. the one on the side looks worse than the scritch-scratch above, and then i looked again and couldn't discern either. they are definitely there, but they are also that shallow, depending on the angle, etc. but i guess significant enough to result in an AU instead of an UNC grade. [ATTACH]153079.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]153080.vB[/ATTACH] the indian head is graded MS62 by numistrust - it's got all the details and is problem free. i know it isn't the most exquisite specimen, but wonder if it should be a 63. the price difference is quite significant. ultimately, and the $20, i agree - it was wishful thinking that it was AU. if it were just bag marks i'd argue it, but the lady's been handled. thanks for considering those![/QUOTE]
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