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<p>[QUOTE="Kevin Dore, post: 3125828, member: 96515"]Well if nothing else, this had taught me that I do have a tendency to over grade my coins. I would have thought this to easily be in the VF category closer to EF. It's something I need to get better at so I don't start overpaying for coins. I have a few others in my collection that I'll put up pictures of to see what you guys think. I try to find examples of graded coins to compare to, which I did with this coin. The feature that stood out the most was the LIBERTY on the headband. Which is 100% legible on mine. The example I found in VF condition had worn to the point that a small part of the lettering was gone. The lowest example that it was completely there was EF. I know that you have to look at more than one feature to come up with an overall grade, but I'm just explaining my thought process as to why I thought it would grade higher. I do think the pictures I provided don't do the coin justice. When I look at the picture next to the coin in my hand I feel the coin looks better than the picture. I need to get better at taking pictures to post, or maybe I need to invest in a better camera.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Dore, post: 3125828, member: 96515"]Well if nothing else, this had taught me that I do have a tendency to over grade my coins. I would have thought this to easily be in the VF category closer to EF. It's something I need to get better at so I don't start overpaying for coins. I have a few others in my collection that I'll put up pictures of to see what you guys think. I try to find examples of graded coins to compare to, which I did with this coin. The feature that stood out the most was the LIBERTY on the headband. Which is 100% legible on mine. The example I found in VF condition had worn to the point that a small part of the lettering was gone. The lowest example that it was completely there was EF. I know that you have to look at more than one feature to come up with an overall grade, but I'm just explaining my thought process as to why I thought it would grade higher. I do think the pictures I provided don't do the coin justice. When I look at the picture next to the coin in my hand I feel the coin looks better than the picture. I need to get better at taking pictures to post, or maybe I need to invest in a better camera.[/QUOTE]
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