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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 1614137, member: 2972&quot;]After all these years, it was good to finally meet you, Chris.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This coin was the subject of a little discussion today at FUN between Chris (cpm9ball), Doug (GDJMSP), Larry (ldhair), and SaltySam.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>PCGS graded the coin F-15. </b> I was shocked when Shawn Yancey posted it to his website, and it took me all of about 3 seconds to send him an email.&nbsp; IMO, that&#039;s a solid VF coin.&nbsp; After examining it in-hand, I was so sure it was a VF coin, I had intended to crack it and resubmit it today at FUN, but alas, I had to leave before even getting over to the PCGS table to do it.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As for the coin itself...&nbsp; The one feature nobody mentioned, and I believe that Doug was the first to notice, is that the coin has some very light porosity on the left obverse field.&nbsp; It is not shown well in the photos, is not really visible in-hand, but it is under a loupe.&nbsp; Hard to tell if the porosity was as-struck or post-mint.&nbsp; My guess is the former, but I often struggle to feel sure on this determination.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is also a very slight nick on obverse the rim at 11 o&#039;clock and a hit in the hair that doesn&#039;t show in the photo well.&nbsp; Both are minor, IMO, and not problematic on a well-circulated example.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think an argument can be made that it is a solid 25-details coin (i.e. mid-VF).&nbsp; Maybe net the coin down a grade for the issues mentioned above, but I&#039;m still scratching my head on how that coin graded F-15.&nbsp; I just couldn&#039;t get there from here, and I wonder if there&#039;s something else I&#039;m missing (cleaning?) -- which I always presume when a coin appears this under-graded -- but having stared at the coin for a few hours now, I really can&#039;t figure it out.&nbsp; I think it simply is under-graded.&nbsp; Time will tell if that&#039;s right or not...as I do intend on having it regraded.</p><p><br /></p><p>And, for what it&#039;s worth, this is a coin that even GDJMSP thought was under-graded!!!&nbsp; As if such a thing existed...&nbsp; lol</p><p><br /></p><p>Have fun...Mike</p><p><br /></p><p>p.s. I&#039;d EAC grade the coin VF20 details, avg+, net F15.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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