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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2512594, member: 24314"]Take a stab...nothing to loose. The coin is a poster child for an XF. It has most of its mint luster; yet lots of missing design. Some of the missing design is due to weakness. Some due to actual wear. So IMO, all the XF members are 100% correct. IMO, there is also no way that this could ever be graded VF or UNC.</p><p><br /></p><p>The problem comes when a TPGS becomes involved! IMO, if it is not in one now, this coin will eventually end up in an AU slab. That's why I guessed AU. I should NEVER buy it as an AU-anything but I'd sell it as an AU-55 and sleep like a baby.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now AU-50 or 53? Color is not especially attractive. If the TPGS goes AU, I think they will give it a 53 rather than a 50 (closer to its actual grade) because of the "clean" surfaces.</p><p><br /></p><p>See easy, now it's your turn[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2512594, member: 24314"]Take a stab...nothing to loose. The coin is a poster child for an XF. It has most of its mint luster; yet lots of missing design. Some of the missing design is due to weakness. Some due to actual wear. So IMO, all the XF members are 100% correct. IMO, there is also no way that this could ever be graded VF or UNC. The problem comes when a TPGS becomes involved! IMO, if it is not in one now, this coin will eventually end up in an AU slab. That's why I guessed AU. I should NEVER buy it as an AU-anything but I'd sell it as an AU-55 and sleep like a baby. Now AU-50 or 53? Color is not especially attractive. If the TPGS goes AU, I think they will give it a 53 rather than a 50 (closer to its actual grade) because of the "clean" surfaces. See easy, now it's your turn[/QUOTE]
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