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<p>[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 3195602, member: 19165"]I can't speak for him, but I would guess he's comparing the grading standards for the Liberty Seated Half Dollar to those of the Liberty Seated Dollar. The standards are different because the designs, hubs, and shapes are different. You can't use a one size fits all "standard" to grade every denomination of Liberty Seated (half dime, dime, quarter, half dollar, dollar), because every series has a slightly different design (even if they have the same image).</p><p><br /></p><p>The same applies to other series that have the same image, but very different realities (such as Barber, or Capped Bust). The denominations all look similar, but in execution, there are differences. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I'm not sure what you are using to grade this coin, but compare the images posted here to the images in PCGS' free, online "Photograde" tool: <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/photograde/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/photograde/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pcgs.com/photograde/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I find this site extremely useful when trying to grade series that I don't specialize in.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 3195602, member: 19165"]I can't speak for him, but I would guess he's comparing the grading standards for the Liberty Seated Half Dollar to those of the Liberty Seated Dollar. The standards are different because the designs, hubs, and shapes are different. You can't use a one size fits all "standard" to grade every denomination of Liberty Seated (half dime, dime, quarter, half dollar, dollar), because every series has a slightly different design (even if they have the same image). The same applies to other series that have the same image, but very different realities (such as Barber, or Capped Bust). The denominations all look similar, but in execution, there are differences. I'm not sure what you are using to grade this coin, but compare the images posted here to the images in PCGS' free, online "Photograde" tool: [url]https://www.pcgs.com/photograde/[/url] I find this site extremely useful when trying to grade series that I don't specialize in.[/QUOTE]
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