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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sf340flier, post: 137834, member: 5806&quot;]I picked this up at a local auction.&nbsp; On the table (for some stupid reason) I thought it looked MS with a 6x magnifier, but when I got it home and photographed it, I think I way over graded.&nbsp; The hairline on the front seems more defined to the naked eye (as weird as that sounds) and the eagle&#039;s breast also looks to have some detail, but looks flat under the camera (using a 10X macro lens).&nbsp; I have also just started coin photography (thanks to this forum).</p><p><br /></p><p>Being very new to this hobby, can you tell me what you think this should grade at and any better ways to &quot;field test&quot; coins?&nbsp; Is it just an experience thing?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, I paid $180 for it.&nbsp; The delears in the room stopped bidding around $120 (which should have been my first clue).</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you in advance for any help...this forum has really taught me so much.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/8573/1896ofront8hj.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/8573/1896ofront8hj.jpg" rel="nofollow">1896-o front</a></p><p><a href="http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/2039/1896oback0dy.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/2039/1896oback0dy.jpg" rel="nofollow">1896-o back</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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