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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 613484, member: 2972&quot;]Speedy, you&#039;re nuts.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>PCGS graded the coin 64 RB, and it is the highest graded RB of this date that PCGS has seen, IIRC.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin comes with a long history, having been owned by Jerry Bobbe, Denis Loring, and Heman Halpern, among others.</p><p><br /></p><p>In hand it is a stunner.&nbsp; Luster is amazing in-hand (and shown very poorly in my photos).&nbsp; The coin is high-end on the RB scale and close to RD, IMO.&nbsp; The nick in the hair (which I didn&#039;t notice until I photographed the coin), and the slight discoloration in the fields to the left of Liberty held the coin back.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As an aside, I agree with Penny Lady that PCGS is a bit lenient on these coins, but a better explanation of the grade is that the coin is so close to RD that they gave it a grade bump.&nbsp; So instead of a 63 RD, they gave it a 64 RB -- I see it quite often, and it helps to explain how PCGS grades these coins, IMO.&nbsp; Remember, they don&#039;t really grade coins, they price/rank them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have fun....Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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