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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 102996, member: 2972&quot;]Don&#039;t be too hard on yourself.&nbsp; You have a good eye for coisn...</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is a very tough one.&nbsp; It is a classic AU/MS slider and one that&#039;s tough to catch in just about all coin series unless you know exactly where to look.&nbsp; Just like anything else, it just take time and experience to get the eye for it.</p><p><br /></p><p>My experience with large cents is that they will get a bump up to 62 or 63 even if they show AU wear on the high points if they have eye appeal -- market grading at its finest.&nbsp; This could also explain why the NGC 55s that I have are not 50&#039;s or 45&#039;s -- they have smooth surfaces, good luster, and eye appeal, but technically (wear wise) they have more wear for the grade that you would expect.</p><p><br /></p><p>Take for example this coin below.&nbsp; It is graded MS 62 BN by ANACS, and they, if anything, have been too tough on this coin, IMHO.&nbsp; It&#039;s only faults being impared luster because of handling in 1856, the hit on the nose, and the touch of a weak strike on the reverse.&nbsp; Take notice how there is no wear on the highpoints of the design mentioned earlier:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/mike_rementer/image/51507963/original.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/mike_rementer/image/51508132/original.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Take care....Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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