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<p>[QUOTE="CircCam, post: 3873162, member: 85675"]VF+ to XF is such a difficult range to grade from photos. Amount of visible luster plays a big part in the threshold between those two grades and it’s tough to photograph what can be seen in-hand tilted under a lamp.</p><p><br /></p><p>The complete strike of Example 1 lends to the 45 grade (the rarity probably doesn’t hurt the chances of any of these) - I’d personally rather not see the scratches in the obverse right field at that grade level but still a great coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Despite the strike issues on Example 2, I much prefer it to #1. The surfaces look nicer and I suspect the originality is very pleasing in hand along with nice rich trace luster. </p><p><br /></p><p>Your coin seems to be almost a hybrid of the two; well struck, slightly more wear than Example 1 but very pleasing overall. I think I probably said (or thought and didn’t say) 35 in the thread when you asked for a grade on it, but given the examples you’ve posted I think 40 would be quite reasonable for your coin. Very nice as always, Eduard.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CircCam, post: 3873162, member: 85675"]VF+ to XF is such a difficult range to grade from photos. Amount of visible luster plays a big part in the threshold between those two grades and it’s tough to photograph what can be seen in-hand tilted under a lamp. The complete strike of Example 1 lends to the 45 grade (the rarity probably doesn’t hurt the chances of any of these) - I’d personally rather not see the scratches in the obverse right field at that grade level but still a great coin. Despite the strike issues on Example 2, I much prefer it to #1. The surfaces look nicer and I suspect the originality is very pleasing in hand along with nice rich trace luster. Your coin seems to be almost a hybrid of the two; well struck, slightly more wear than Example 1 but very pleasing overall. I think I probably said (or thought and didn’t say) 35 in the thread when you asked for a grade on it, but given the examples you’ve posted I think 40 would be quite reasonable for your coin. Very nice as always, Eduard.[/QUOTE]
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