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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 1286884, member: 27832&quot;]Okay, I&#039;m baffled. How on Earth is this coin graded any higher than VF30? Better yet, how did it go for more than 25% over FMV for the claimed grade, closer to AU-50 money?</p><p><br /></p><p><b><b><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F1910-S-50C-NGC-XF40-Graded-Barber-Half-Dollar-%2F220876699500%3Fpt%3DCoins_US_Individual%26hash%3Ditem336d46f76c%26autorefresh%3Dtrue%23ht_500wt_983" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F1910-S-50C-NGC-XF40-Graded-Barber-Half-Dollar-%2F220876699500%3Fpt%3DCoins_US_Individual%26hash%3Ditem336d46f76c%26autorefresh%3Dtrue%23ht_500wt_983" rel="nofollow">1910-S 50C NGC XF40 Graded Barber Half Dollar</a></b></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b></b>The lower right of B, E and R in the headband are partially effaced, and I see almost no trace of the band&#039;s lower border. The leaves of the wreath are nothing special, and the reverse looks low VF to me. What am I missing?</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been buying mixed lots of Barber coins, mostly halves, because they&#039;re available for near melt, there are a wide range of key and semi-key dates, and I <i>thought</i> I had <i>some</i> prayer of learning to grade them consistently. This one&#039;s really throwing me for a loop, though. Help?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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