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<p>[QUOTE="brg5658, post: 1604823, member: 29751"]I still don't think it's wear, but rather a combination of strange spotting of the coin surface and (no offense waldo) poor image quality. I'm standing by my MS64 grade. Given the "cut your fingers" kind of sharpness in the detail, I just can't see this coin ever having really "circulated" to merit an AU grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>As an aside, a coin from the USA with this strike quality and luster would be in an MS65 holder all day long. MS64 just seems about right for this one to me for a world coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>:thumb: It's a very nicely preserved coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="brg5658, post: 1604823, member: 29751"]I still don't think it's wear, but rather a combination of strange spotting of the coin surface and (no offense waldo) poor image quality. I'm standing by my MS64 grade. Given the "cut your fingers" kind of sharpness in the detail, I just can't see this coin ever having really "circulated" to merit an AU grade. As an aside, a coin from the USA with this strike quality and luster would be in an MS65 holder all day long. MS64 just seems about right for this one to me for a world coin. :thumb: It's a very nicely preserved coin.[/QUOTE]
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