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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Larry Moran, post: 575145, member: 4580&quot;]Thanks for sharing, Hobo,&nbsp; Your photos are terrific.&nbsp; : )</p><p><br /></p><p>I think you may be right about mine, or possibly retrieved from saltwater, or both.&nbsp; LOL</p><p><br /></p><p>Yours is nice and in my estimation, its hole is not a serious detraction. In this case, it adds some interest. I suppose either you or I could have selected a better place for the hole.&nbsp; ; )</p><p><br /></p><p>On mine the detail of the eagle adds a lot of interest, and after looking at the photos of it for a couple of days,my opinion of the surfaces and estimated grade have changed to <b>EF details, &#039;minor granularity&#039;.</b> In addition to detractions of the token, it has its strengths -- I&#039;d call them &#039;details.&#039;&nbsp; I believe the strictest graders today, armed with more knowledge than in the past would give the coin a &#039;VF, Granular&#039; grade and comment.</p><p><br /></p><p>Among strengths is its possible luster remaining in the devices and typical of EF&#039;s, though long ago patinated, dulled, even possibly corroded.&nbsp;&nbsp; But the apparent roughness in the planchet surfaces of the fields are not seemingly reflected in damage to the eagle. It&#039;s also possible that what seems to be luster is residue from burial; that I will admit.</p><p><br /></p><p>20 years ago, if I&#039;d walked through the door of a coin shop and showed them this piece, they would have all said &quot;Porous Fine.&quot; and offered me a dollar, maybe. Today, I detect some <u>granularity</u> but not porosity.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect that mine was struck early on and that the planchet cracked in a few places at the time of striking, and that striking occurred while Feuchtwanger&#039;s &#039;composition&#039; was still being developed.&nbsp; In fact, this may have been a trial piece, believe it or not.&nbsp; The planchet now reminds me of many ancient Greek and Roman coins after striking. : )</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m sure that further study of the &#039;composition&#039; may help me better understand this one.&nbsp; I&#039;ve much to learn about these before plodding into MS-63 territory, but heck for $50 and a $7.50 buyer&#039;s premium, and $5 for shipping and handling, then waiting 3 weeks plus for delivery, I&#039;m happy to have my low-grade example safely here, and not where it came from. </p><p><br /></p><p>For me, one satisfaction is knowing that the item listing said <b>&quot;WE WILL NOT SHIP,&quot;</b> but I arranged bid, shipping and payment over the telephone.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes an item stands out.&nbsp; To me, this was one of them.&nbsp; Mainly it&#039;s the eagle and a strange originality of the token, in spite of its obvious experience and detractions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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