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Message:: [QUOTE="kanga, post: 449294, member: 9270"]The 1878 is proof-only and yours appears to have been a bit mishandled, most likely post-Mint.Could be as low as PF-55 depending upon what the graders would think about the source (and degree) of the dings. The 1870 is interesting.From your images, I agree with the die polish lines on the obverse.Not sure of the source of the line at 1 o'clock, but the one at 4 o'clock looks like a die crack.The reverse obviously has a die crack, but it also has some other interesting features.Parts of both "S"s and the "A" in STATES are missing.Same with the second "A" in AMERICA and the "S" in CENTS.Other thin parts of letters are missing too. Like the "F" in OF.I don't see evidence of die polishing, but that would be my best guess, especially since it appears to affect only thin parts of the letters.Looks XF.[/QUOTE]