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Odee13 Valued Member United States 397 Posts	Posted 08/03/2025 10:10 am Im struggling with this coin. There is some suspect scratches on the obverse (I always try to get pictures that show the coin with as many scratches possible because it's easy to avoid capturing scratches at all in a photo) Coin is in really good condition, minimal if any wear, awesome luster (in person) but some of the scratches throw me off. I have multiple 78s and this one looks the best but I dunno. Thoughts? Edited by Odee13 08/03/2025 10:11 am Report this Post to the Staff

westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 08/03/2025 10:34 am I'd say AU Details - Cleaned To my eye based on a static photo it looks either wiped or over dipped a long time ago. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
Odee13 Valued Member United States 397 Posts	Posted 08/03/2025 10:52 am Thanks for the thought Weston, I appreciate it. In hand the luster is strong with solid cartwheeling. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74005 Posts	Posted 08/03/2025 11:24 am I agree with westcoin. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18657 Posts	Posted 08/04/2025 11:30 am typical stronger strike for this year. tough to call surfaces as the glare is too much. do not use overhead light that strong as it just washes thing out. I know you were trying to show all the marks. what you could do is slightly tilt the coin which would deflect some of the glare. give it a try i think there are too many marks on both sides to place her in the 64 box, and its a quite a bit better than a 62 so that leaves only one grade. I can see why westcoin might call cleaned on this one, but I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt that its the glare from lighting obscuring the surfaces MS63 - disclaimer: if all the luster is gone i'd say it may have been lightly cleaned but not enough to details the coin Edited by panzaldi 08/05/2025 08:06 am Report this Post to the Staff
psuman08 Pillar of the Community United States 1772 Posts	Posted 08/04/2025 11:44 am Looks MS to me. 62 maybe 63. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36738 Posts	Posted 08/18/2025 10:26 am Looks like an AU-58 slider to me. Report this Post to the Staff
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