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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnny54321, post: 705193, member: 13342&quot;]For all of you that said VF-30, I completely see where you are coming from and would have thought that too if I didn&#039;t know the grade. It looks flat, lusterless, and pretty well worn.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Idhair, why did you think AU-55? You have some amazing perception, because you were quite close. PCGS gave it an AU-58.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=170386640544" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=170386640544" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=170386640544</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I took a chance here, and basically bid what I would be willing to pay for an XF-45, which is in between what the pictures looked like and what PCGS called it. I ended up winning it, and was quite nervous. I received the coin yesterday, and was absolutely blown away at how much BETTER the coin looked in hand as opposed to the seller&#039;s pics. It does not even look like the same coin. The only way I can tell it is the same, is based off of the location of the nicks. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In hand: Not only does this coin have luster, but it is full BOOMING uninterrupted luster that can be seen across the room!! The details are actually quite strong as well, and it has a decent strike. I don&#039;t notice any wear on the coin in hand. The nicks are imperceptable unless you look at it under glass. None of them stick out with the coin in hand. The best part about this coin, in my opinion, is the toning around the rims. The sellers photos make it look dirty brown/grey; but it is much different in hand. It is a light, but beautiful array of blue and purple toning above the shimmering luster!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> It is now the only gold coin I own that has irridescent toning! </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I took several pictures of my own that are much better but still they do not do this beautiful coin justice! It over-exaggerates the nicks, and doesn&#039;t capture the beautiful colors on this coin. Still, you can see the drastic difference between these photos and the ones from the seller.&nbsp; I have never seen this big of a disconnect between a sellers coin photos and real life, especially since his photos were quite large to begin with.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I admit, I took a chance on this one....and totally lucked out.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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