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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RonSanderson, post: 3276338, member: 77413&quot;]<b>1983-P</b></p><p>NGC has graded only 84 of these altogether. Five have full steps. None of the graded coins exceed MS66.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]865231[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]865230[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I was curious about the dark spot on the chin. This a crop of the full resolution of my original photo. The polish marks are easily seen on the field in front of the face and on the collar. Some strike weakness shows up in the hair and the nose. The dark marks seem to have formed over planchet flaws. </p><p><br /></p><p>Needless to say, coins are only examined at 5x magnification for grading. This kind of magnification is only good for understanding the limitations of the manufacturing process, and how the coins manage to look good in spite of how they are made.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]865236[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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