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Message:: [QUOTE="7Jags, post: 26133870, member: 78719"]I guess what was interesting is that the coin came with the set and virtually untouched for 40 years. The bronze was minimally toned but also no hairlines. The other thing is that whomever had it - it went to Spink where I got it 20+ years ago - had left everything as it was, no cleaning, no hairlines, nada. These non-1902 mattes are very scarce on the ground but have noticed some, shall we say "variability" in grades given by the TPGs on individual coins from all the other sets: the 1927s, 1937s, 1950s, 1951s and 1953s. Some are given 66s others even 67 and then specimens like this that appear to match the quality but slammed on the grade. DG, not sure of your question, but this is the PCGS photo. Also, I know each of us have opinions not worth a lot but I did do the Krause GB section for 19th and 20th C. coins so have more than a little background. Also, the TPGs although useful are not necessarily the end-all and have made very serious errors that they many times are not amenable to correcting; such as not getting the attribution of Proof versus uncirculated on coins where it is most obvious or where one or the other is unknown in the state they attributed (ie 1853 groats they've designated as uncirculated which may be unknown versus the still scarce but available proofs, or mixing up essai with currency populations even when the essais are stamped with said designation, etc).[/QUOTE]