The reed marks could have been made seconds after the coin was struck. After Business Strike coins are struck (not Proof coins) they are ejected...
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Looks like it has been very harshly cleaned. (A little Brass-O maybe?) That's a shame.
This is interesting. http://youtu.be/w2tKg3E53DM
Very nice! Dan Carr encapsulates and authenticates some of his pieces. That's a nice way to assure its authenticity, to protect the piece, and...
I am not saying the coin is a genuine double-struck error. But one explanation for the "reverse being gone" is the coin was struck and did not...
Very nice!! I like it.
What a great movie! http://youtu.be/zIcC8YJrevQ
It was time for a change. Like it?
Pretty much, except near the end of the video you were reflecting the light off the coin more than showing the luster.
Sounds like a suspicious character to me.
Nice cud. Great find!
The best way is to keep the light source still and tilt and rotate the coin.
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