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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2584842, member: 24314&quot;]Sorry I&#039;m late to the party.&nbsp; Interesting thread.&nbsp; Page one opinions were mostly XF.&nbsp; Then the grade was given and the opinions moved to AU.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m only an AU-50.&nbsp; The coin sure looks scruffy and it does look all hairlined-up from a cleaning BUT we don&#039;t have the actual coin in hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only reason I&#039;m posting is to suggest a grading &quot;tip&quot; from a seminar:</p><p><br /></p><p>On coins like this that are <span style="color: #b300b3">weakly struck</span> and have a flat area over the ear and on the eagle, I look at the leaves in the bottom half of the wreath on the reverse from 3 o&#039;clock to 9 o&#039;clock.&nbsp; Note that this coin has very slight rubbing in this area and almost all of the detail shows.&nbsp; <span style="color: #b300b3">That kicks this coin easily up to an AU. </span>&nbsp; Give it a try.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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