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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToughCOINS, post: 3726395, member: 20480&quot;]Very, VERY hard photos to read.&nbsp; Without seeing where the luster is and isn&#039;t, I am reluctant to hazard a guess, but will try to rationalize a grade using other information.</p><p><br /></p><p>Based on the uniformity of the toning, how prevalent it is across low-lying areas where oxygen was more available, and absent on the higher points where the coin was almost certainly in close proximity to paper, I think the coin spent the majority of its life in a coin envelope, and came from an old collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>The dearth of circulation marks on the rims and in the open fields, where they should reasonably be expected, leads me to believe the coin is fully uncirculated.</p><p><br /></p><p>Combined with the powerful strike, the few noticeable marks in focal areas have me at MS62, down from a technical MS63.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wish we could better see the luster, as this coin would undoubtedly be much easier to grade.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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