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1795 Flowing Hair 3 Leaf - Question About Die Breaks

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I am new to these and seem to find they have die breaks. This one below is graded PCGS F12. My question, was it graded lower due to the die breaks or is this accepted and not a detractor when grading? Any input is helpful, trying to learn as much as I can before I start to make purchases for my collection. Thank you


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Looks F-12 for wear. I do think it should carry a "details" grade though for the scratches in the right obv. field and gouge on rev..
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Is that a PCGS slab?
Maybe a new style?
It's not like any I've ever seen.
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Mint made die problems are not considered in numerical circulation grade assignments, but they are considered for eye appeal.

The value of a Coin is a combination of numerical grade and eye appeal.

Eye appeal can increase or decrease the value.

What look like scratches on the obverse are probably planchet weight reductions.

This is not a high end 15. The eye appeal, even for this early issue, would be no more than 4/10 by my own estimates.
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In this photo, it almost looks like the area around the adjustment marks (or whatever they are) has been cleaned - perhpas it's just the lighting.
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I came back to take another look.

I wouldn't buy this coin myself.
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The parallel grooves on the obverse look like unusually heavy adjustment marks. They won't affect the technical grade but do impact eye appeal.

I'd like to get a flowing hair dollar for my type set but wouldn't be tempted by this one. There are many nicer examples on the market.
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