Pilgrim Opinions wanted

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  PerryHall Posts: 47,591 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 29, 2005 9:04PM

  Very attractive. I like it. Your coin is also very nice.

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  LeeG Posts: 12,162 ✭

  June 29, 2005 9:12PM

  
  
  << <i>Very attractive. I like it. Your coin is also very nice. >>
  
  
  
  Concur. Hard to tell luster. Nice strike, looks 65?

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  BillJones Posts: 35,866 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 29, 2005 9:50PM

  It might be because of the scan, but the luster looks a bit flat. Pilgrims come with nice full luster; it's not unusual for this issue. Flat luster indicates that the coin has been dipped too for long or too often.
  
  If the actual coin has nice luster, you can disregard this, but if it doesn't, you can knock the grade down a point or two on the MS scale because of the dullness.

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