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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 3843067, member: 101855&quot;]The damage on the reverse is the wide scratch on the eagle&#039;s wing and the upper part of the wreath. The lines at the botton look like adjustment marks to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the piece in my collection, which PCGS graded AU-50 to my surprise. I thought I&#039;d get an EF-45. This coin has adjustment marks, but no post mint damage.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1019713[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1019714[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I tend to say away from problem coins for two reasons. First the mark will probably &quot;bug&quot; me, and I will get itchy to buy a no problem piece. Second, if the market does go up, problem pieces lag behind with respect to price appreciation.</p><p><br /></p><p>The choice is yours. I will warn you that prices can seem reasonable in this type of auction until it goes up for bid. The floor, but especially the Internet kicks in that the prices can got to the moon. It shouldn&#039;t on this piece given that it is a &quot;details&quot; grade, but I put that out there to caution would about getting your expectations up too high.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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