A good example of why not to trust others' attributions
JrGMan2004
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Link If this coin were what the label says it is, it would be an R.5 marriage... quite the score in MS63 
However, the attribution is incorrect... it is in fact an LM-6, an R.3 marriage The mistake was probally because of some very close similarities between the Reverse dies, however, there are small things that set them apart... the biggest amoung them being the die state... if this coin was an LM-1.1, there would be a retained cud already developed... also on the Obverse die, all of the stars are close of the dentils... this alone identified the coin as LM-6, as it was the only marriage struck with that obverse die
I almost made the mistake of assuming the attribution was correct, and pulling the trigger, but I decided to double check it to be sure, and am glad I did
However, the attribution is incorrect... it is in fact an LM-6, an R.3 marriage The mistake was probally because of some very close similarities between the Reverse dies, however, there are small things that set them apart... the biggest amoung them being the die state... if this coin was an LM-1.1, there would be a retained cud already developed... also on the Obverse die, all of the stars are close of the dentils... this alone identified the coin as LM-6, as it was the only marriage struck with that obverse die I almost made the mistake of assuming the attribution was correct, and pulling the trigger, but I decided to double check it to be sure, and am glad I did
-George
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They're real bad on the 28-s VAM 3 and 4.... Heritage, in the last month or so, had about 11 misattributed slabs for sale.....
If I weren't a trusting soul, who knows what I might think.....
<< <i>This is also a good reason not to trust someone else's grade. It's an overdipped AU-53 to me. Anyone else with me here? >>
Impossible to determine from pictures... it does look like it might have been dipped at some point... but as to if it is actually AU, it's impossible to see without having it in hand...
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HOWEVER, that is ebay. Someone may buy it and feel happy they have the thing.
Having viewed many of this specific seller's store items, it seems to me that you will not ever have the chance for a "choice for grade" specimen. I think he has a good eye and gets regrades on some items before listing. But that's the name of the game, isn't it?
<< <i>This is also a good reason not to trust someone else's grade. It's an overdipped AU-53 to me. Anyone else with me here? >>
That is what struck me when I looked at it too! Way too clean for a silver coin of that age.
Bottom line: Always attribute the coin yourself.