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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2770396, member: 19463&quot;]Thanks for the slab photo.&nbsp; It confirms that this is a coin you should not remove.&nbsp; NGC offers two levels of service of which this is the lower in which you get a grade XF based solely on wear. The next step up would have added separate ratings for strike and surface.&nbsp; The coin may be XF for wear but the lost detail would have caused it to get a poor strike rating (perhaps 2/5?) or, if removed from the slab, cause most people to downgrade it certainly no higher than VF allowing for the detail loss.&nbsp; When you are finished with the coin, sell it in the slab and buy a nicer one with full detail for the same price. </p><p><br /></p><p>Look at the two Aurelian coins Mikey Zee posted.&nbsp; The first has clear legends but a flat detailless body on Sol and no separation between the ear and radiate crown on the portrait.&nbsp; The second has really nice detail on the central figures on both sides but loses half of the legend.&nbsp; If we apply grades to the pair we might assign the same to both saying the faults of one offset the faults of the other but most people would prefer one coin over the other.&nbsp; I like legends so I&#039;d prefer the first despite its flan flaw and flat Sol.&nbsp; Many would go the other route and not be bothered by the legend loss.&nbsp; Modern coin collectors don&#039;t have this problem.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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