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<p>[QUOTE="toned_morgan, post: 3456920, member: 97258"]Hey Dan, welcome to CoinTalk!</p><p><br /></p><p>First of all, I suggest not using PhotoGrade. It is a good start, but it is better to use PCGSCoinFacts (pcgscoinfacts.com). They have pictures of more than one of the exact coin (considering date and mint mark) you have. This is better because the grade may be affected by the previous coin the grader saw, what the weather is, personal troubles, having a party the night before, having a headache, etc. so some coins that are better may be graded lower than it should be.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next, I would say that the obverse is a bit better than G4, maybe at an average VG6. It is true however that the reverse has slightly better details than the obverse, probably around a high VG10. If I were you, I would grade it as an average, and get a VG8.</p><p><br /></p><p>So in my opinion, you got a great deal. Let's see what the others say about it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="toned_morgan, post: 3456920, member: 97258"]Hey Dan, welcome to CoinTalk! First of all, I suggest not using PhotoGrade. It is a good start, but it is better to use PCGSCoinFacts (pcgscoinfacts.com). They have pictures of more than one of the exact coin (considering date and mint mark) you have. This is better because the grade may be affected by the previous coin the grader saw, what the weather is, personal troubles, having a party the night before, having a headache, etc. so some coins that are better may be graded lower than it should be. Next, I would say that the obverse is a bit better than G4, maybe at an average VG6. It is true however that the reverse has slightly better details than the obverse, probably around a high VG10. If I were you, I would grade it as an average, and get a VG8. So in my opinion, you got a great deal. Let's see what the others say about it.[/QUOTE]
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