Close to a full Fine; outside this holder, I am sure many dealers would be tempted to call it that (especially on a certain, unnamed public auction site ...). Better yet, a nice even strike, not all that common on this date, and seems fully original and problem free. Coins looking like this do not come cheap ... Previously, I had listed this with the statement "I can almost certainly guarantee a CAC sticker if submitted, unless they are blind that day". Well, apparently, they were, as it failed to sticker, which is complete B. S. This coin exceeds the PCGS CoinFacts visual grading guide posted online, which is somewhat neither here nor there, as I find they are a bit "generous" in their standard for circulated Barber coinage at times. However, if you compare it to numerous PCGS/NGC certified Fine-12 coins, there is no obvious difference - the back of this coin is in fact a Fine, even if at the lowest standard. I guess that I can't figure out what CAC wants to see in a VG-10. This confirms my belief that the purchaser of a coin has to be the ultimate determiner of whether they agree with the level of preservation of a coin, and that the price is appropriate and acceptable to them. Letting someone else tell you what you should know yourself is fraught with peril, regardless of the alphabet soup on the label, however too many people today seem to want a "security blanket" to reinforce their decision making process. I apologize if I offend.
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