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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1455982, member: 112"]Far from it, look closer. </p><p><br /></p><p>First of all the die crack- tip of the feather to the rim just to the right of the R. Now look at the center of the locks of hair over the ear, some minor roughness there (tiny contact marks) and more on the back of the cap. Now look at the T, the right end of the crossbar - it's missing. Same thing for the right end of the neckline - directly above the upright of the 4. A couple of tiny contact marks on the neckline as well. The rev has quite a few tiny contact marks and one tiny rim ding that I can see.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now I'll agree that most people wouldn't see most of these things, even in the pictures. But a good professional grader would see them with the naked eye. At the least he would see enough to make him look closer with a glass and then certainly see them. </p><p><br /></p><p>All in all it's a nice coin - until you start to pick it apart. Thus I have to go with my original comments.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1455982, member: 112"]Far from it, look closer. First of all the die crack- tip of the feather to the rim just to the right of the R. Now look at the center of the locks of hair over the ear, some minor roughness there (tiny contact marks) and more on the back of the cap. Now look at the T, the right end of the crossbar - it's missing. Same thing for the right end of the neckline - directly above the upright of the 4. A couple of tiny contact marks on the neckline as well. The rev has quite a few tiny contact marks and one tiny rim ding that I can see. Now I'll agree that most people wouldn't see most of these things, even in the pictures. But a good professional grader would see them with the naked eye. At the least he would see enough to make him look closer with a glass and then certainly see them. All in all it's a nice coin - until you start to pick it apart. Thus I have to go with my original comments.[/QUOTE]
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