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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;asciibaron, post: 216528, member: 8566&quot;]as promised, here&#039;s the reasoning.</p><p><br /></p><p>my dad bought it as an MS-63.&nbsp; i used his 8x glass to look it over and while i was excited to have such a nice coin in my hands, i also knew i was being tested - my first test to see if i really knew anything about grading coins.&nbsp; dad&#039;s are like that some times.&nbsp; i am a bit of a harsh grader to start with and an MS-63 from me would mean the coin was damn near perfect.</p><p><br /></p><p>i moved the coin around under the light of the dining room&nbsp; fixture a few times and then decided that this coin was less than an MS, rather an AU-58.&nbsp; i quickly checked the Red Book and came up with a price of $35.00. i handed him the coin, told him the grade and stand firm price. he half smiled and nodded his head, looked at the coin with his glass and handed it back.&nbsp; he then said &quot;AU-58, 35 bucks huh?&quot;&nbsp; i said &quot;Yeah, 35, no less.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>he told me what he paid and i was confused.&nbsp; he gave me the coin to take home and look at carefully.&nbsp; i spent an hour once i got home inspecting the coin.&nbsp; the reverse of the coin is flawless, save the die polishing on the E and mint mark.&nbsp; i couldn&#039;t figure out why he paid an MS-63 price unless i stopped using the 10x glass and switched to the 3x.&nbsp; the cabinent friction marks on the top edge of the wing, the top row of feathers, and braid dissappeared.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>this morning i called him up and asked him what the deal was - did i have it right - he missed the friction marks?&nbsp; he fessed up to looking at the coin rather quickly in poor light and thought he had an MS-63 in his hands.&nbsp; he then told me i had just learned a valuable lesson - that even a person who has been looking at coins for 40+ years sometimes makes a mistake.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>i gained a ton of respect for my dad during that conversation this morning and for being not only a great mentor, but also a loving father.&nbsp; i got a lesson in grading, a beautiful coin and a gift, and mad respect from my father.&nbsp; i tip my hat to you dad.</p><p><br /></p><p>-Steve[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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