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Excellent news! 
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Congrats. No way that was going to get a clean grade, though, and where they came up with VF is beyond me.
Edited by Coinfrog 09/29/2017 4:53 pm
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I agree Coinfrog, I am not sure where they got the VF details from either.... Since I even felt F was generous. However, if they can make that assumption of VF, maybe there was a chance for a clean grade. That VF sure looks a lot better than a F though ;)
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Quote: That VF sure looks a lot better than a F though ;) I agree. 
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Definitely one to sell so you can get a nice non-detail example with some of that money. Any kind of VF on that is a gift.
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No one thinks this is VF? I remember we have a thread on the Main Coin Forum about the worst coins on ebay where people once posted an incorrect TPG slab for an even bigger premium. It may be worth a try.  Nevertheless, congrats on getting a VF on this one. I may be getting blind, but I see why, as it's better than F. It'd call it a weak VF, or VF- or F+ with the benefit of the doubt, whatever you like best.
Edited by UltraRant 09/29/2017 6:30 pm
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You would grade a Lincoln with a completely flat jaw and incomplete wheat lines as VF? This is VG by the book.
Edited by Coinfrog 09/29/2017 6:57 pm
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This is indeed a better result than could be expected.
Good news is PCGS authentic ... I'm not convinced about the VF opinion ... but in fact a 'details' coin is exactly that.
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Food for thought: How might a coin become so flattened on the obverse while retaining what look like full wheat stalk lines on the reverse?
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Great news! To be nice I will refrain, this time, from  remarks about TPGs.
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Quote: Food for thought: How might a coin become so flattened on the obverse while retaining what look like full wheat stalk lines on the reverse? Is this a hypothetical question? Or do you know the answer? I have always wondered the same thing. You would think a circulated coin would have the same wear throughout the coin. I have seen that in many instances where 1 side looks many times better than the others
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Quote: Is this a hypothetical question? Not hypothetical. He's politely telling people they need to start grading a coin by the whole coin and not just pick one point and focus on that. A reverse that strong with flatness on the obverse leads to different conclusions than micro-focus grading Edit: to add that part of grading is to consider how or why and learning how to consider that. It isn't just a blind process of saying this is missing in this one point so it can only be maxed out at x.
Edited by basebal21 10/01/2017 12:35 am
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Congrats on Genuine!  As for the other points,  that selling it to fund a straight grade coin is a good idea. Also, I agree that (excluding the details designation) I would grade it at F-12. Not a VF coin to my eyes with the pics given. Still, it's a score overall. 
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