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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 995280, member: 15445&quot;]It is a great high-grade coin.&nbsp; However, maybe it was a <u>semi-wise </u> choice to protect it when I did.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>You know how old copper coins are alive &amp; their surfaces change over time?&nbsp; This coin had been stored for some time &amp; it had become a little dull.&nbsp; I saw this as I was giving it to PCGS but I had a free certificate &amp; they were right there so shipping was free.&nbsp; The coin probably should have been carefully wiped-off with some cotton or a brush before submitting it to PCGS.&nbsp; I was standing in the lobby of the Hilton Hotel at CoinFest &amp; I just gave it to the PCGS man.&nbsp; Hindsight is 20:20.&nbsp; I honestly think it would have graded a little higher if it had been properly conserved before handing it to PCGS.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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