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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 1293889, member: 2972&quot;]It may be a big assumption, but it certainly would explain the NGC grade (which is why I offered it).</p><p><br /></p><p>And if the coin isn&#039;t more lustrous in hand, I wouldn&#039;t buy it -- obviously.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the HA coin you posted, that&#039;s an ugly dipped POS, and doesn&#039;t have, at all, the look that garners a premium among collectors of the series.&nbsp; That&#039;s a coin I would dismiss upon first glance, yet the coin posted by the OP appears quite different -- more wholesome and original looking to my eye -- and thus my comments in this thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line: Original-looking barber coinage is extremely difficult to find in mid grades in original condition.&nbsp; This coin has that look.&nbsp; Call it whatever grade you want, I see no issue at all with paying a premium for the coin with this look (or net grading it up for it) provided there is luster hiding underneath the toning.</p><p><br /></p><p>As always, you are free to disagree.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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