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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chascat, post: 2570265, member: 76792&quot;]How can anyone grade a proof coin from pictures?&nbsp; Way too many lighting issues.&nbsp; I just compare with other similar coins and then decide.&nbsp; I own many hundreds of graded proofs and there are too many differences in them to count.&nbsp; The older issues are simply very difficult to grade because they,re made from the same methods used in the 1800s, and virtually none are made the same as any other.&nbsp; Each successive strike has less cameo than its prior, and coupled with un-matched die pairs, there are innumerable combinations of cameo strikes, most of which do not make the grade.&nbsp; With poor handling, poor packaging, and poor storage over many years, it,s a miracle that any nice cameos exist at all.&nbsp; As for satisfying my own desires, I will usually settle for my coin to appear cameo, compared to a full brilliant strike, regardless&nbsp; of what the graders designate.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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