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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;beef1020, post: 2100586, member: 24544&quot;]Looks like a newcomb N17, which is a common variety.&nbsp; The early die state often have low spots on the hair and bust over the date, as is seen on this example.&nbsp; These make the coin a bit harder to grade, as those hair details are a high spot and the amount of detail left is a useful indicator of wear.&nbsp; That detail was never struck up on your coin, so we have to look elsewhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coronet is another good point to look for wear.&nbsp; The L in Liberty is one of the first letters to wear, and as the wear is just touching the top of that L, I think the the coin is higher than a vf 20.&nbsp; There does not appear to be much hair separation in the hair above the ear, but there is separation between the hair just below and to the right of the Ear. I would put this coin in the vf 25 or vf 30 range by EAC standards, and it appears to have very nice surfaces, even original toning and no major marks.&nbsp; I find TPGs tend to be around 10 points higher then EAC on these middle of the road grades, so I could see this in a vf35 or xf40 holder, but I would call it a straight 25 with no deductions, average plus for the grade.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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