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<p>[QUOTE="Long Beard, post: 3937099, member: 108674"]An expert by no means, there is no way the following would grade a 66 at PCGS. A 65, maybe.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/1858-Seated-Dime-NGC-MS66-Pristine-Beauty-CHN/303322917659?hash=item469f746b1b:g:g5wAAOSwbEFdpgrn" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/1858-Seated-Dime-NGC-MS66-Pristine-Beauty-CHN/303322917659?hash=item469f746b1b:g:g5wAAOSwbEFdpgrn" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/1858-Seated-Dime-NGC-MS66-Pristine-Beauty-CHN/303322917659?hash=item469f746b1b:g:g5wAAOSwbEFdpgrn</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Looking beyond the less than attractive mottled toning, the obverse is close but quite possibly concealing flaws. The reverse, however, lacks full detail of both upper leaves. The "E" in ONE has a dig in the top bar. Between the upper two leaves there is a pit in the field. The lower right leaf lacks full separation. The bow is questionable. Again, this has the diagnostics of a 64 maybe 65. </p><p><br /></p><p>Compared with the 4 graded by PCGS it is perfectly clear how badly NGC missed the mark on this one. What surprises me is that the seller hopes to get what this coin sold for graded properly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Long Beard, post: 3937099, member: 108674"]An expert by no means, there is no way the following would grade a 66 at PCGS. A 65, maybe. [URL]https://www.ebay.com/itm/1858-Seated-Dime-NGC-MS66-Pristine-Beauty-CHN/303322917659?hash=item469f746b1b:g:g5wAAOSwbEFdpgrn[/URL] Looking beyond the less than attractive mottled toning, the obverse is close but quite possibly concealing flaws. The reverse, however, lacks full detail of both upper leaves. The "E" in ONE has a dig in the top bar. Between the upper two leaves there is a pit in the field. The lower right leaf lacks full separation. The bow is questionable. Again, this has the diagnostics of a 64 maybe 65. Compared with the 4 graded by PCGS it is perfectly clear how badly NGC missed the mark on this one. What surprises me is that the seller hopes to get what this coin sold for graded properly.[/QUOTE]
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