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YourGeorgiaPeach Valued Member United States 287 Posts	Posted 03/10/2019 5:06 pm Okay so this piece is a little different in that it was already graded by the Numismatic Evaluation Service, officially bearing an AU-50. Despite this, I find myself disagreeing as the lack of mint luster would normally deprecate this to around an EF-40. I've had this one in my possession for around 10 years now and it wasn't until recently I pondered on this issue, and in addition, there's no info on NES anywhere online, making them less reliable to me than say NGC. Overall it's still a nice coin, but I can't help but find myself in disbelief with the originally designated grade. YGP Edited by YourGeorgiaPeach 03/10/2019 6:09 pm Report this Post to the Staff

nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 03/10/2019 5:54 pm I'd go EF-45 Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 03/10/2019 5:54 pm Hmm ,I tend to agree with you about the grade . NES must be a basement slabber . Also the color of this coin is off to me . Report this Post to the Staff
USSID18 Pillar of the Community 5464 Posts	Posted 03/10/2019 5:57 pm I have no problem with EF. But I'm also thinking corrosion, detailed and cleaned. Report this Post to the Staff
GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8940 Posts	Posted 03/10/2019 6:09 pm EF Details Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19980 Posts	Posted 03/10/2019 11:40 pm Looks OK, EF-45 Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/11/2019 08:40 am EF-45, quite possibly cleaned if pics show true color. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18740 Posts	Posted 03/11/2019 08:51 am EF45 Report this Post to the Staff
mdrosophila Pillar of the Community United States 724 Posts	Posted 03/11/2019 1:44 pm AU50 details cleaned. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36906 Posts	Posted 03/11/2019 2:18 pm EF-45 details, cleaned Report this Post to the Staff
YourGeorgiaPeach Valued Member United States 287 Posts	Posted 04/02/2019 2:38 pm Hey everyone, thank you for all the insightful replies and info! I thought I would do a quick follow up comparing the piece to a non-cleaned 1919-S for a brief comparison. The lighting in the original wasn't too great, so this should be a touch more accurate in depicting the color, though yes it's still lighter than the second piece and was likely cleaned a long while ago. YGP Report this Post to the Staff
ty88ty2 Pillar of the Community United States 772 Posts	Posted 04/02/2019 4:55 pm This second picture makes the 1909VDB look AU55 Straight from me. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19980 Posts	Posted 04/02/2019 10:22 pm Much better job on the pictures! I'll bump my grade to AU-something. The coin has not been cleaned. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
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