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This is the example from MH Coins, currently graded PCGS MS64

Both not the highest grade but fill gaps and nice to look at for now:

I personally believe that eye appeal carries more weight than pure grade. A good strike, even toning, issue free specimen in EF will more easily sell than a technically UNC example carrying a poor strike, patchy toning and a carbon spot.

That's clearly hypo toned - but at the Mint or after? It does look just a bit too brown and lacks the purplish tinge of MT examples. It would also bring into question that the War was the reason behind Mint toning, if genuine.

the mast is too flat here more differences on the reverse. Would you put this down to photographic quality or is there something to it?

Rob, I bid on this coin in 2016 so I was interested to see it resurface. Why do I think it's fake? It seems to have lost relief detail and sharpness and tbh it doesn't look right - it even looks cast to me. Here are but a few examples on the obverse, see what you think: Obv. ding missing on ebay example Obv. Ebay example, Sword flattened, Bridge of nose missing, hair detail gone, groove above crown deeper.

I think it is a very presentable coin. If it were mine, I would ask myself the following questions when considering an upgrade: 1) How well does it sit with the rest of my collection? i.e. how does it compare to similar coins I have in term of grade and eye appeal. 2) If it sits well with other coins I have, then I would ask if I particularly like this coin type. If so, I am more likely to consider an upgrade. If not, then I probably won't, as even having a UNC example is not that satisfying in that case.

I think a circulated coin generally benefits from having a dark tone as details show up more clearly.

Better late than never:

Take a look at this one Chris. If it was 1944, 1945 or 1946, you'd say the toning was apt for the year.

Delighted that David got another one a month later, and remembered that I wanted such a specimen. You could leave a request with some dealers and they'd forget all about it. Kudos to Dave. So here it finally is. It's GEF with lustre. There is a carbon spot on the obverse, but overall it's clearly far superior to the GF specimen I've got now.

Hmmmm - not sure I agree as we did leave out the margins. Many times I look at edge detail to help in deciding points such as this and obverse rom detail is quite good, the reverse not as sharp. Loss of central detail articulation on reverse is IMO more related to strike . And the fields are really just too good to grade this as any sort of VF. I would venture the EF45 grade based on the pictures.

The problem is yours and yours alone. As we all accept, there is no right or wrong way to collect because we are collecting for pleasure. If you can't live with it then get rid and upgrade as funds allow. If you bought it because you were happy at the time, then it is your decision if you are no longer happy, but you have to decide why it is no longer satisfactory. It wouldn't be a problem to upgrade as the coin is hardly rare, so it boils down to your priorities - and on that, the ball is firmly in your court.

This one made me chuckle - I love it when it takes a moment for the penny to drop: