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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1272208, member: 26302"]Btw not to be unkind, but that is not a EF ancient coin. VF is what I would grade it, and that is iffy considering the pegasus. Weakness is not excused, while its interesting to know why the design is weak, simply the fact the details are not there lowers the grade. Ancients have much stricter grading standards than US coins, and I would suggest you spend time at sites like CNG and look how they grade their coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just trying to get you up to speed on our grading system, since it does affect purchase prices. A EF ancient is something a US collector would call AU or even BU60-63.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris</p><p><br /></p><p>P.S. I do like your coin though. The pegasus is of unusual fine style. Between that and the porpoise on the reverse I could see why it would be plated in a catalog.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1272208, member: 26302"]Btw not to be unkind, but that is not a EF ancient coin. VF is what I would grade it, and that is iffy considering the pegasus. Weakness is not excused, while its interesting to know why the design is weak, simply the fact the details are not there lowers the grade. Ancients have much stricter grading standards than US coins, and I would suggest you spend time at sites like CNG and look how they grade their coins. Just trying to get you up to speed on our grading system, since it does affect purchase prices. A EF ancient is something a US collector would call AU or even BU60-63. Chris P.S. I do like your coin though. The pegasus is of unusual fine style. Between that and the porpoise on the reverse I could see why it would be plated in a catalog.[/QUOTE]
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