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<p>[QUOTE="LostDutchman, post: 857032, member: 16994"]With that piece your not going to get a real definite answer with pictures... no matter how good they are. This is a coin that has to be seen in hand. The mark on the cheek looks like a struck in fragment...possibly added to make the weight right... but it could be an optical illusion and without being able to hold the coin at an angle and look at that mark with a loupe there is no way to tell for sure. </p><p><br /></p><p>The mark coming across the forehead to me more closely resembles a rubber band mark but it is entirely possibile that the mark on the cheek is as well as it does appear to be the same color. That's a shame because the rest of the coin (while cleaned a long time ago) looks pretty good and there is definitely a lot of eye appeal there. </p><p><br /></p><p>Have you considered having NCS look at it and seeing if they can't remove the marks? </p><p><br /></p><p>Just a thought.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="LostDutchman, post: 857032, member: 16994"]With that piece your not going to get a real definite answer with pictures... no matter how good they are. This is a coin that has to be seen in hand. The mark on the cheek looks like a struck in fragment...possibly added to make the weight right... but it could be an optical illusion and without being able to hold the coin at an angle and look at that mark with a loupe there is no way to tell for sure. The mark coming across the forehead to me more closely resembles a rubber band mark but it is entirely possibile that the mark on the cheek is as well as it does appear to be the same color. That's a shame because the rest of the coin (while cleaned a long time ago) looks pretty good and there is definitely a lot of eye appeal there. Have you considered having NCS look at it and seeing if they can't remove the marks? Just a thought.[/QUOTE]
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