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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 467032, member: 2972&quot;]Which part?&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I was asking myself that same question.&nbsp; But frankly, it looked BETTER than a 65 to me. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> But if I had to guess, I&#039;d say that the strike and luster held the coin back -- because the (what appear in the photos to be) two minor ticks shouldn&#039;t.&nbsp; Said another way, I&#039;ve seen 66&#039;s that have bigger ticks in these areas but they have superb luster and strike.&nbsp; As an aside, the obverse die also looks relatively freshly polished -- which suggests a weak(er) luster almost by definition.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>But of course Lehigh has the coin in hand and is in a MUCH better position to judge than I.</p><p><br /></p><p>All IMHO.....Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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