Whoa, that's a sweet coin. I agree wtih jcakcoin, those spots look fresh based on the picture. However, I have to grade it based on what I see...
I was fighting with 66 only because of the right, reverse fields, a pretty good hit, some spots and a hit above E. There's a good size hit in the...
Nice coin....good grade!
Love the 82SD!
ditto!
AU slider, I'm going to think awhile.
Whoa....that's plain scary! P-01 corroded! LOL
Glue, epoxy or residue.....PMD.
Normally, these are simply chemically striped of copper and the surfaces look obviously cleaned and dull. However, the OP coin appears to still...
Very nice coins!
Some more toning:
Here's some light toning:
OUCH! Probably silver polish and a rag....what a shame.
That's a looker! NICE COIN!
It was close for me, I thought there was a good chance at 63. Looks like a lot of the high scorers passed on this one.
NICE! And look at the luster on that puppy!
Exactly my thinking as well.....saved me some typing. LOL
Looks to have been dipped, the black toning around the reverse devices seem to indicate places where the toning was not fully removed.
That is an added S mint mark fake. There's no serif on the upper part of the S. It's also been harshly cleaned.
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