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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnny54321, post: 896344, member: 13342&quot;]I just received the coin today. It isn&#039;t nearly as dark as in the seller&#039;s pictures. I am a tad bummed that it isn&#039;t more crusty, but it&#039;s still very attractive. There is a light scratch in front of her nose(only visible under magnification), but the one that looked like was on her chin is actually on the slab itself. Here are some updated pictures. The reverse of this coin is just phenomonal for the grade in my humble opinion. What I really found to be astounding is the fact that there is actually remaining luster around the reverse lettering!! You can see hints of it in my picture around the &quot;ONE&quot; on the reverse. I&#039;m not a merc expert, but I definitely know luster when I see it. The thing that is so odd is that most 16ds in this grade still show some weakness in the rim and merging of the rim and lettering. The fact that not only is there no weakness, but there is STILL tinges of MINT LUSTER is quite astonishing to me. It cartwheels in the light too. There is also quite a bit more detail in the fasces than I thought based off of the sellers pictures. Overall, I think the grade is correct(obverse limited imo), but how one of the generally weakest areas of this coin remained so well protected after it&#039;s extensive circulation is beyond me. Maybe some merc experts can chime in??</p><p><br /></p><p>Even though the coin is much different than I expected, it is also much better in some ways, and I fully intend to keep it for a while. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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