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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 323711, member: 2972&quot;]OK, PCGS graded the coin AU 58.</p><p><br /></p><p>My personal observations and opinions:</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not agree with the grade.&nbsp; I grade it a high-end XF, or low-end AU coin.&nbsp; There is both clear high-point wear and field-luster disturbance consistent with this grade.&nbsp; However, if judging by the current coins that NGC and PCGS slab, it seems to fit well in 55 or 58, as a quick parusal of the Heritage link above should tell you.&nbsp; So in the end I can&#039;t really argue much about the coin being fairly graded/valued, and it certainly has greater eye appeal as compared with the average example of this type.</p><p><br /></p><p>I love the coin, regardless of the above, and couldn&#039;t be happier with it (except if it were raw or in XF plastic and offered for 1/3 of the price <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ).&nbsp; It has the yellow gold coloration I really like on gold, and it fits well with my other gold pieces that have a similar skin.&nbsp; In hand, it is an attractive and appealing coin with more luster than the photos suggest (they were shot to accentuate the color).</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been looking for this type for a few years now, and the series is known for terrible strikes and poor eye appeal.&nbsp; While you might look at this coin and think that it is not very strongly struck, take a look at a few other examples, and you&#039;ll likely agree with me that this coin has a pretty darn nice strike for the type.&nbsp; In addition, this series, like most gold, is known for being dipped and stripped in hopes of increasing eye-appeal and grade, and while I can&#039;t say for sure that the coin is original, it does have a skin like original gold often has.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I thank you all for the guesses and comments, I appreciate them...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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