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<p>[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 2330726, member: 19165"]As many others have said: </p><p><br /></p><p>1.) That coin is EF. </p><p><br /></p><p>2.) That scratch is about 50/50 whether it would straight grade or not. </p><p><br /></p><p>To add to that: </p><p><br /></p><p>1.) It is not surprising at all that ANACS was off by 5-10 points in grade. This is not unusual for them. This is why nobody respects them. Why do people still send coins to them? </p><p><br /></p><p>2.) Based on the pictures, the color is very nice and it appears to be original. So that's a plus. </p><p><br /></p><p>2.) Even if it straight graded, I would not buy that coin. The scratch may be minor/hidden enough to be straight graded on a good day, but do you really want a coin like that in your collection? I wouldn't. Sell it. Buy a properly graded, attractive, problem free, original coin. Sure, you'll pay a bit more. However, you won't be stuck with a "It's a nice coin, but...."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 2330726, member: 19165"]As many others have said: 1.) That coin is EF. 2.) That scratch is about 50/50 whether it would straight grade or not. To add to that: 1.) It is not surprising at all that ANACS was off by 5-10 points in grade. This is not unusual for them. This is why nobody respects them. Why do people still send coins to them? 2.) Based on the pictures, the color is very nice and it appears to be original. So that's a plus. 2.) Even if it straight graded, I would not buy that coin. The scratch may be minor/hidden enough to be straight graded on a good day, but do you really want a coin like that in your collection? I wouldn't. Sell it. Buy a properly graded, attractive, problem free, original coin. Sure, you'll pay a bit more. However, you won't be stuck with a "It's a nice coin, but...."[/QUOTE]
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