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<p>[QUOTE="kSigSteve, post: 5148351, member: 72008"]Going with my gut on this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>AU58</p><p><br /></p><p>While I do find this as an attractive nickel, I do not believe this can be anything higher than a 63. To me the surfaces of the coin seem to have tiny minuscule ticks that seem to be circulation hits. It could be a weak strike but to me the high points of the coin indicate some level of wear. There are also several areas that appear to have a slightly different hue indicating some movement of metal. The luster seems to be flat and only showing it’s face in the small protected areas of the devices and legend. The stairs do seem very nice and fully struck. I bet this was a nice 66FS before it was used in commerce for a short time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kSigSteve, post: 5148351, member: 72008"]Going with my gut on this one. AU58 While I do find this as an attractive nickel, I do not believe this can be anything higher than a 63. To me the surfaces of the coin seem to have tiny minuscule ticks that seem to be circulation hits. It could be a weak strike but to me the high points of the coin indicate some level of wear. There are also several areas that appear to have a slightly different hue indicating some movement of metal. The luster seems to be flat and only showing it’s face in the small protected areas of the devices and legend. The stairs do seem very nice and fully struck. I bet this was a nice 66FS before it was used in commerce for a short time.[/QUOTE]
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