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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;davidh, post: 1238523, member: 15062&quot;]Really???&nbsp; The TPGs grade the amount of luster rather than the amount of wear???&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;d like to see a citation for that comment.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Sheldon Scale (I assume that&#039;s the basis of your grading statement) says this:</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><b>XF-45 (Choice Extremely Fine) - Legends and devices are clear and sharp, with slight wear on the high points, and great eye appeal.</b></font></font></font></font></font></p> <p style="text-align: left"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><b><br /></b></font></font></font></font></font></p> <p style="text-align: left"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><b><b>AU-50 (About Uncirculated) - Sharp legends and devices show only a trace of wear on the highest points. There must be some remaining mint luster.</b></b></font></font></font></font></font></p> <p style="text-align: left"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><b><b><br /></b></b></font></font></font></font></font></p> <p style="text-align: left"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><b><b><b>AU-55 (Good About Uncirculated) - Sharp legends and devices show<span style="color: #ff0000"> <i>only a hint of wear</i></span> on the high points. Remaining </b></b><i><span style="color: #ff0000">mint luster must be at least half</span></i><b><b>; great eye appeal.</b></b></b></font></font></font></font></font></p> <p style="text-align: left"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><b><b><b><br /></b></b></b></font></font></font></font></font></p> <p style="text-align: left"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><b><b><b><b>AU-58 (Choice About Uncirculated) - Virtually uncirculated, except for minor wear marks on high points. Nearly all mint luster must be present, and must have outstanding eye appeal.</b></b></b></b></font></font></font></font></font></p> <p style="text-align: left"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><b><b><b><b><br /></b></b></b></b></font></font></font></font></font></p> <p style="text-align: left"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><b><b><b><b><br /></b></b></b></b></font></font></font></font></font></p> <p style="text-align: left"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><b><b><b><b></b></b></b></b></font></font>I think the coin shows more than a trace of wear and has far less than half mint luster remaining.</font></font></font></p> <p style="text-align: left"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><br /></font></font></font></p> <p style="text-align: left"><font face="inherit"><font face="inherit"><br /></font></font></p> <p style="text-align: left"><font face="inherit"><br /></font></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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