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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 24656841, member: 105571&quot;]Time for the reveal.&nbsp; The plurality of you at 31.6% guessed the right grade at AU-53 and four of you (21.1%) got it right on the CAC bean.&nbsp; Pretty good considering the nature of this coin.&nbsp; The votes ranged from XF-45 to 58.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Note this is a R-3 coin but my little sticker erroneously says R-2 - corrected since the photo was taken.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, for the questions this coin raises:</p><p><br /></p><p>Does it deserve to be straight-graded?</p><p>TPGs do indeed give some leeway to early coinage.&nbsp; This coin has clearly been dipped but not overly.&nbsp; Much of the coin&#039;s brightness is from the dipping but there is a good amount of remaining luster.&nbsp; It has some scratches but they are from circulation not from improper cleaning and none are severe.&nbsp; The coin&#039;s obverse sharpness is more like a 55 than a 53 but the reverse is more like a 53.&nbsp; So, yes, I think the coin is correctly straight-graded at 53 based on TPG grading standards.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does it deserve a CAC green bean?</p><p>This is more difficult.&nbsp; Green beans are supposed to be A or B coins for the grade.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think this coin merits it but I recognize it probably lies on the border between C and B.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for playing.&nbsp; Additional comments and opinions are welcome.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1571228[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1571229[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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