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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2420532, member: 19463&quot;]The Doug in the manger must point out that Steve&#039;s coin is defective.&nbsp; The undertype was a hemilitron with six denomination dots.&nbsp; The two dots that should be at the extreme left mirroring the pair on the upper right just did not make it on the coin.&nbsp; Pity.&nbsp; However, I can not recall seeing a better example of this coin.&nbsp; Some have stronger undertypes and some have no detail on the undertype whatsoever but have bold countermarks.&nbsp; Part of me wonders how the slabbers would grade this one but Steve better not be caught submitting it.&nbsp; I&#039;d be OK with a VG 6/5 5/5 (and expect them to label it the &quot;Lagophagus Hoard&quot;).&nbsp; Challenge: find one of these better than Steve&#039;s.&nbsp; When dealing with countermarks there is a lot of variety in placement, balance and even some room for opinions as to which characteristics are most important.&nbsp; My grade:</p><p><img src="http://i2.wp.com/baddestmotherever.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/terrific.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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