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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;physics-fan3.14, post: 2514419, member: 19165&quot;]I was going to say 45, just based on the amount of luster left. That is a lot of luster for a 40. I would bet that it got silent net graded down a couple of points for the weak strike. This coin is an excellent example of the interplay between strike and wear, and how it can effect a coin&#039;s grade. </p><p><br /></p><p>If this coin were to remain in circulation, once the luster is worn off and it gets to a VF range, the grade will quickly plummet - in VF, it is often extremely difficult to tell between strike and wear, and all of the missing detail just goes to reduce the grade even more (no matter the cause). Variety specialists for early coinage understand which pairings usually had a weak strike, and will take that into account during grading - but the TPGs often don&#039;t.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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