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Message:: [QUOTE="Lucky Cuss, post: 1627620, member: 44086"] Well, here's how NGC saw this one. I've seen clearly scuffier and markedly less presentable BU's graded as MS-63's, at least, by NGC, particularly recently on some of the cable coin selling shows. It's been commented upon in this thread regarding the spots on the reverse, but I've also seen higher grades assigned to coins that were extensively so tarnished, even to the point where they had almost no overall luster (although, to be fair, this seems to occur with PCGS rather than with NGC). Uncirculated they may have been, but brilliant they certainly weren't! I've been fighting the temptation to break this example out of this holder based upon a certification that belies its eye appeal. I think it's certainly graded on the low side considering that the bagmarks such as it has are not at all prominent, One thing that has been mentioned and that I also noticed right away is the quality and fullness of the strike (for the New Orleans mint, at least), but this evidently doesn't count for much as far as NGC is concerned. I'm responsible for the identification of the VAM (to the best of my ability). Feel free to correct me if I've gotten that wrong, or if there's an additional one I've missed.[/QUOTE]