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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 24482715, member: 101855"]No, sorry it doesn't work that way, unless you are dealer who is trying squeeze extra dollars from the buyer. Rarity does not make the grading scale loser. But there are experts who disagree with me. They are wrong in my opinion. You pay high prices for rarity. The dealers don't get to double dip and make you pay more with higher grades that are unwarranted. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>The second set of photos</b> confirm that this coin has been whizzed. Sorry.</p><p><br /></p><p>For what it's worth, here is my type coin, which is an MS-63. I had wanted an MS-64, but this was a "bird in the hand" until I found a better one. I have not bought the better one yet.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one has been dipped. The collectors who always want "original surfaces" won't like this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1549281[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The first one has a few hairlines on the right side of the reverse. Otherwise I can't see anything wrong with it. I think that VF-30 is accurate.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your piece appears to have some rough surfaces on the upper left side of the star plus a vertical scratch running through the star.</p><p><br /></p><p>I handled one Proof Type II Three Cent Piece. It had quite a bit of die polishing, and it was a consignment coin. I sold sold over 20 years ago for more than $8,000.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a photo I down loaded of a Proof 1858 trime. This one has a few polish lines, going vertical, at a slight angle left, on the obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1549286[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1549287[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 24482715, member: 101855"]No, sorry it doesn't work that way, unless you are dealer who is trying squeeze extra dollars from the buyer. Rarity does not make the grading scale loser. But there are experts who disagree with me. They are wrong in my opinion. You pay high prices for rarity. The dealers don't get to double dip and make you pay more with higher grades that are unwarranted. [B]The second set of photos[/B] confirm that this coin has been whizzed. Sorry. For what it's worth, here is my type coin, which is an MS-63. I had wanted an MS-64, but this was a "bird in the hand" until I found a better one. I have not bought the better one yet. This one has been dipped. The collectors who always want "original surfaces" won't like this one. [ATTACH=full]1549281[/ATTACH] The first one has a few hairlines on the right side of the reverse. Otherwise I can't see anything wrong with it. I think that VF-30 is accurate. Your piece appears to have some rough surfaces on the upper left side of the star plus a vertical scratch running through the star. I handled one Proof Type II Three Cent Piece. It had quite a bit of die polishing, and it was a consignment coin. I sold sold over 20 years ago for more than $8,000. Here is a photo I down loaded of a Proof 1858 trime. This one has a few polish lines, going vertical, at a slight angle left, on the obverse. [ATTACH=full]1549286[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1549287[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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