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<p>[QUOTE="Leadfoot, post: 1601059, member: 2972"]I'm not sure I agree with you, unless you are grading to EAC (or GDJMSP's :hail: ) standards. </p><p><br /></p><p>Compare that coin to the 1855 I posted. Please tell me where that coin is XF and my coin is UNC. I think you will find the areas you mention are flat not necessarily because of high point wear but rather because of weak strike. I see no friction on that coin whatsoever to suggest an XF grade (outside the luster is not visible to form a more informed opinion), the rims are as clean as one would expect in a UNC example, and all the areas you mention are also areas of typical weakness in the braided hair large cent's design.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin looks mint state details to me, using TPG grading as our standard. </p><p>If we are grading to EAC standards, AU details (sharpness) makes sense to me (and likely netted down to VF or XF because of the abuse).</p><p>But in no case do I see obvious signs of wear that would drive the coin below a MS-details TPG and/or AU-sharpness EAC grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, I am fairly certain that coin is not whizzed. As explained above, I see none of the telltale signs present in whizzed coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>But perhaps you're seeing something I'm not....</p><p><br /></p><p>Respectfully...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Leadfoot, post: 1601059, member: 2972"]I'm not sure I agree with you, unless you are grading to EAC (or GDJMSP's :hail: ) standards. Compare that coin to the 1855 I posted. Please tell me where that coin is XF and my coin is UNC. I think you will find the areas you mention are flat not necessarily because of high point wear but rather because of weak strike. I see no friction on that coin whatsoever to suggest an XF grade (outside the luster is not visible to form a more informed opinion), the rims are as clean as one would expect in a UNC example, and all the areas you mention are also areas of typical weakness in the braided hair large cent's design. The coin looks mint state details to me, using TPG grading as our standard. If we are grading to EAC standards, AU details (sharpness) makes sense to me (and likely netted down to VF or XF because of the abuse). But in no case do I see obvious signs of wear that would drive the coin below a MS-details TPG and/or AU-sharpness EAC grade. Also, I am fairly certain that coin is not whizzed. As explained above, I see none of the telltale signs present in whizzed coins. But perhaps you're seeing something I'm not.... Respectfully...Mike[/QUOTE]
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