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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 102990, member: 2972&quot;]1) I crack them out because I keep them in a DANSCO holder for Large Cents.</p><p>2) Absolutely.&nbsp; The flaws are magnified.&nbsp; Surface dings you can&#039;t even see with the naked eye (at least my naked eye) are rendered huge in these photos.</p><p><br /></p><p>The difference between an AU 50 and XF 45, generally, is not so much wear, but rather the presence of mint luster.&nbsp; Without luster, or with very little luster, the borderline coin will get a 45.&nbsp; With it it will get a 50.&nbsp; This is all IMHO.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have lots of large cents, some much better than others.&nbsp; It is nice of you to comment on how nice they are -- I take great pride in my large cent collection.&nbsp; You may view it in its entirety <a href="http://www.pbase.com/mike_rementer/large_cents" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pbase.com/mike_rementer/large_cents" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Take care...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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