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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jtlee321, post: 2818401, member: 73983&quot;]From the images, I think it&#039;s properly graded.&nbsp; The drawback to this particular coin is that it was dipped.&nbsp; In my opinion MS coins that have been dipped are a little more acceptable than lightly circulated examples such as this one.&nbsp; Neither would be original of course, but a dipped AU really loses eye appeal in my opinion.&nbsp; That&#039;s because the luster breaks become so much more apparent along with the hairlines that are accumulated through circulation.&nbsp; Please don&#039;t take this as me calling the coin a dog, which I certainly don&#039;t think it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think this will be a good learning piece for you.&nbsp; Once you get it in hand, ignore everything else that you have heard and just look the coin over.&nbsp; Ask yourself what do I like about it and then ask what do I not like about it.&nbsp; This will help you with your purchasing decisions in the future.</p><p><br /></p><p>I remember shopping around for my first slabbed coin.&nbsp; I wanted to get something so badly but I couldn&#039;t figure out what I wanted.&nbsp; I finally stopped trying to buy the coin and let the coin choose me.&nbsp; It&#039;s hard to describe it, but you know it when it happens.&nbsp; It&#039;s very difficult for this to happen when looking at coins online.&nbsp; My first slabbed coin was bought from a gentleman at a coin club meeting.&nbsp; The coin just spoke to me and I knew I had to take it home.</p><p><br /></p><p>So keep having fun and enjoy this hobby.&nbsp; You may make purchases that you like in the moment and then change your mind on shortly afterwards, this is fine.&nbsp; You will find that your tastes will more than likely evolve over time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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