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Message:: [QUOTE="Paddy54, post: 2653874, member: 19250"]The first specimen  that  I  will post is this 1934 Maryland  Commemorative . With a mintage of 25,015.Having  been born and raised in Maryland  I wanted one for my type set. I finally  found one that had some nice luster. As many commemorative  collectors have told me ,even with a relatively  low mintage this tend to lack luster. Most are weak strikes and tend to have a battle ship grey skin tone.This specimen  in an old rattler slab and also CAC sticker is way under graded. To my eye this is under graded by at least  1 full point and a possible  2. There are 3 hits on the obv. One over the right eye, another in the fields under the A in states,and another  under the I in America . Yes granted  this isn't  a strong  strike, however  eye appeal  as well as clean rev. fields makes me believe  that I purchased a coin for at least $125.-150 under grade value.[ATTACH=full]587603[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]587604[/ATTACH]I do understand  that  the  commemorative  market is soft these days but truly  believe  that by today's standards  this would  at least be a 64 and just another  reason I have no faith in a sticker placed on a coin graded what some 30+/- years ago to be true to its  a signed grade.[/QUOTE]