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Message:: [QUOTE="Publius2, post: 24489786, member: 105571"]OP's coin is a solid VG-10 by EAC standards which are stricter on sharpness grade than the TPGs.  I believe NGC should have graded the coin F-12.  I can see no reason for any net-grading of the coin that would reduce it from a F-12 to a VG-10 despite the fact that the rims are lightly struck as are some areas of the reverse legends.  Color seems OK as a "steely" assuming the photos are accurate.  I see no evidence of porosity.  Nor any evidence of cleaning, coin appears original to me. I would call this a B coin, maybe a lower B if we were to split hairs. There's maybe a couple hundred dollars difference between VG-10 and F-12.  I can't tell you it's worth a roll of the dice for a resubmission to NGC or to PCGS.  But I certainly feel your pain. Another example of the TPG's inability to grade early copper correctly, even by their own standards.[/QUOTE]