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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Burgess, post: 3648467, member: 105098&quot;]Yes, I can explain why I think so. Theres a few contact marks from something on the reverse between the lettering and the wreath otherwise it&#039;s pretty clean. Now the obverse... the rub contact marks on the cheek and neck as well as in front of her nose in the field are distracting.&nbsp; not deep, but distracting. </p><p>The Top pictures are about 125% actual size, bottom pictures in slab are about 75% actual size.&nbsp; The marks are exaggerated in the top photo and downplayed in the slab photos, but to the eye in hand they are going to be clearly visible when rotated and distracting to a grader.&nbsp; although the reverse is relatively clean around the eagle. The obverse has marks In critical locations. and I&#039;d be surprised if it made MS64 in their opinion on it. On the other hand though I think the reverse qualifies for MS65, and obverse for MS63. They could have split it with a MS64 I guess.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not a professional grader though, so there&#039;s that. I also prefer to go worse case scenario and be overly critical and be pleasantly surprised with a higher grade than expected and why I pegged it at MS63.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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