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Dahlonega $5: Guess the grade poll (grade revealed)

I have blocked Longacre from guessing. The rest of you are free to vote and comment. 

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Didn't wanna get me no trade
Never want to be like papa
Working for the boss every night and day
--"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)
<< <i>MS-63? That mintmark looks smaller than the usual ones you post. How'd that work out? >>
There is some variation in the size and location of the MM throughout the run of the series.
Some are small:
Some are tall:
We even had a thread about it a while back.
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<< <i>291fifth grade: VG8
Naaaw! I've adopted modern grading standards. Premium Quality BU.
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<< <i>MS-63? That mintmark looks smaller than the usual ones you post. How'd that work out? >>
There is some variation in the size and location of the MM throughout the run of the series.
Some are small:
Some are tall:
We even had a thread about it a while back. >>
excellent information! Thanks.
I really like the color and strike, but what appears to be extensive scuffing in the fields surrounding the main devices on both sides makes me believe this is not a Mint State coin.
Then again, I don't collect gold so I'm really just guessing.
<< <i>MS-64. Remember that gold is very soft and gets marks very easily. Also, this is a good ol' Southern mint, so often they did not have the good equipment like their Yankee counterparts. >>
The fact that gold is soft and gets marks easily just means that there aren't going to be many coins that merit high grades. It doesn't mean that grading standards should be lowered, even though that is exactly what the TPG's seem to do. This issue has been beaten to death many, many times.
Or it means market grade adjustment
Beautiful coin and it's a toss-up between AU-58 and MS-63.
JJ
<< <i>The coin is in a 63 holder. It was a 63 went it sold as part of the Miller Collection in 1999. It's still a 63 today. It will be a 63 tomorrow... >>
I like it as a 63, and I'm happy to see they didn't punish it for being a condition rarity. I prefer my grading standards consistent, thank you very much.