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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 469879, member: 15309&quot;]I agree that those photos make the strike look very substandard for an MS66.&nbsp; However, PCGS graded it MS66, CAC agreed, and Heritage&#039;s description says &quot;An outstanding coin with ice-blue and olive-green peripheral toning and a spot of cherry-red at 4 o&#039;clock on the obverse. Sharply struck with great detail.&quot;&nbsp; I guess it is possible that all three are wrong, but it is much more likely that this is an example of a very poor Heritage photo.&nbsp; No way it is a 64, I can&#039;t find one major distraction on the whole coin.&nbsp; I have to believe the coin is properly graded despite the fact that it lacks the one element of grading that I consider more important than any other, eye appeal.</p><p><br /></p><p>The FH looks OK to me.&nbsp; The sprigs are there and I see the earhole.&nbsp; I can&#039;t tell if the hairline is distinct all the way down the face, but again, I think that is a product of a poor photo, hence the need for the CAC sticker.&nbsp; I would not bid on a $1,400 coin with that photo without the CAC sticker.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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