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rrantique

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  1. On 6/12/2023 at 2:55 PM, EagleRJO said:

    I am always evaluating the grade of coins, even if it's in a TPG coin coffin.  The attached 1893 (P) Morgan was graded XF40 by one of the big boys, but it looks over-graded.  There seems to be too much wear of the hair and cotton leaves on the obverse and the eagle's feathers (right facing wing, neck and legs) as well as the wreath on the reverse for that grade.

    And the coin doesn't have an exceptional appearance either, with a duller gray color, to offset any of that.  It looks like VF+ to me.  Am I just being a little overly critical?

    1893 (P) Morgan XF40 Grade.jpg

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