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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 1386658, member: 2972&quot;]It does indeed.&nbsp; Thanks for asking.&nbsp; Oddly enough, I was distracted last night driving home from dinner, and accidentally pulled into my old place -- old habits die hard.&nbsp; lol</p><p><br /></p><p>Back to the topic at hand.....</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the way NGC and PCGS grade these coins, I would fully expect a 65 grade from PCGS.&nbsp; In fact, I would bet on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>PCGS and NGC simply grade to a different standard in the 65/66 realm (incidentally the same thing can be said of the AU realm, NGC 58 specifically) -- not right, not wrong, but different.</p><p><br /></p><p>We, as collectors, need to take that into account when we figure out what price to pay for these coins (or more accurately, the expectation of their grade/value should they be crossed/sold).</p><p><br /></p><p>NGC 66 BN are dangerous coins, in my experience.&nbsp; They are in those NGC slabs for a reason.&nbsp;&nbsp; Think about it.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s not to say that NGC 66 BN large cents aren&#039;t attractive -- to the contrary, they tend to be precisely that -- however, it makes valuing them a bit more challenging on both the buy and sell side.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not own a single NGC 66 BN piece of copper because they tend to be overpriced in my eyes.&nbsp;&nbsp; That said, if you like the coin and the price, I&#039;ll never second guess that decision -- it&#039;s yours to make not mine!</p><p><br /></p><p>All of the above IMO, and based solely on my experience.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, to get this thread back on track, here&#039;s a classic head:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/miker/image/58871819/medium.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/miker/image/58872820/medium.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Take care....Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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