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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 8472045, member: 101855"]Here's one more for you, and if you paid big bucks for this, you are in trouble. It's an 1877 Indian Cent that was called "AU-55." </p><p><br /></p><p>Look at the legend on the left side. The verdigris inside all of the letters. That is not a hallmark of AU-55 grade. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1500569[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse is worse. It has more verdigris and it looks as if the center was cleaned. I see no mint luster which is required for a true AU coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1500570[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And now for the grade. Can some of you understand why I am not on the CAC bandwagon? </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1500571[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 8472045, member: 101855"]Here's one more for you, and if you paid big bucks for this, you are in trouble. It's an 1877 Indian Cent that was called "AU-55." Look at the legend on the left side. The verdigris inside all of the letters. That is not a hallmark of AU-55 grade. [ATTACH=full]1500569[/ATTACH] The reverse is worse. It has more verdigris and it looks as if the center was cleaned. I see no mint luster which is required for a true AU coin. [ATTACH=full]1500570[/ATTACH] And now for the grade. Can some of you understand why I am not on the CAC bandwagon? [ATTACH=full]1500571[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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