It's absolutely orange peel I agree....I have just seen that affect on processed coins as well but it absolutely could be a product of degraded...
The coin is all there lee....good luster for the date and amazing color with textile on the cheek.....but again NGC already passed on the star...
It may be just the pics but the coin looks to have had more than a dipping done to it? I can't judge how much cleaning was done to it if it the...
As far as the star designation goes...the 1884P and 1883-O shold be a lock for the designation based on the color luster and eye appeal...
I have only owned 2 descent toned peace dollars in the past 15 years as they are just tough to find with eye appeal. When you find them with eye...
The 1885-O in PCGS MS63 is completely PL which is why you see die polish lines....no way it's AU it just has a typical O mint mushy strike so...
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