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Page 3 of 3 < 1 2 3   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 07-05-2009, 12:52 PM   #1 (permalink) Mark Feld Rare coin dealer     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,673 Quote: Originally Posted by mralexanderb While I know this coin is graded by NGC, IMO, it still looks like it has hairline scratches running from 11 to 4 o'clock. While it may be on the slab itself some of the scratches look to be going right over the B in LIBERTY. This being a rare and expensive coin, I can see NGC overlooking the cleaning that may have been done to this coin. Anyone else think this has been cleaned? Bruce That looks like mint-made die polishing to me, and I have seen it on other 1916 pattern Walkers. I do not think that it is cleaning.   07-05-2009, 03:02 PM   #2 (permalink) RWB Member   Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 52 My Mood: The 1916 patterns were made as engineering samples not as premium pieces for collectors. Some of the pieces that grading services call “proof” are clearly identified in Mint documents as having been made on normal presses as production samples. Little care was give the patterns at the time since they were nothing more than curiosities and not real coins.   Page 3 of 3 < 1 2 3 Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « 1916 slq | Who Is Collecting Presidential Spouse Gold Coins? » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Similar Threads Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post The lots of my next coin auction rotobeast Coin Chat 10 09-19-2009 02:16 AM TRIVIA: Lady Liberty on Coins: Clinker Coin Chat 8 04-09-2009 12:35 PM Coins 4 sale coinzip Auction Listings 0 12-28-2008 09:46 AM 1916, 1916-S and 1938-D Walking Liberty Freddypm Auction Listings 0 05-29-2007 11:25 PM U.S. Odds and Ends for Sale YNcoinpro_U.S. Open 9 08-20-2006 08:25 PM LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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