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<p>[QUOTE="sjnebay, post: 42684, member: 1665"]I just went to the Heritage Coins site because it occurred to me that it would be a good place to find highly detailed photos of all the same coin, same year, and same mint, but with different grades. I looked at a number of 1952-S Frankies. There are some that are an MS-66 where the strikes are obviously weaker than most (can't read Pass & Stowe) and other that are lower grades where you can read it and also have full bell lines. Some of what they call toning looks horrible. There is one coin that is "toned" but looks like somthing was sprayed on a small section of it, a long bygone sneeze perhaps. I really wish I could find an official guide, with photos from PCGS and NCG with an explanation of their grading standards. If nothing else convinces a person to buy the coin and not the slab, this certainly should.</p><p><br /></p><p>Steve[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sjnebay, post: 42684, member: 1665"]I just went to the Heritage Coins site because it occurred to me that it would be a good place to find highly detailed photos of all the same coin, same year, and same mint, but with different grades. I looked at a number of 1952-S Frankies. There are some that are an MS-66 where the strikes are obviously weaker than most (can't read Pass & Stowe) and other that are lower grades where you can read it and also have full bell lines. Some of what they call toning looks horrible. There is one coin that is "toned" but looks like somthing was sprayed on a small section of it, a long bygone sneeze perhaps. I really wish I could find an official guide, with photos from PCGS and NCG with an explanation of their grading standards. If nothing else convinces a person to buy the coin and not the slab, this certainly should. Steve[/QUOTE]
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