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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 4674330, member: 101855&quot;]First you have to adjust to the fact that the coin is blown up to many times its size on your monitor. When you look at it in person, you won&#039;t see that stuff without a strong glass. Even then the coin has &quot;blast luster&quot; which leads some people, including the third party graders, to discount it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second, this is a 19th century coin. It was made with new dies which give it a lot of luster, but things were not perfect in the 19th century. That&#039;s why very few pieces ever get beyound the MS-66 grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you expect 100% perfection, there are very few coins that you will ever buy, especially when you go back earlier than the modern era.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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