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<p>[QUOTE="900fine, post: 730720, member: 6036"]green18 is probably right; almost all of these have been cleaned at some point.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's not a bad coin. I think it shows VF30 detail. My concern is this : most bust 50c with that much wear have less detail on the clasp and front drapery; sometimes, the clasp is almost gone. Either this coin wore unevenly, had an unbalanced strike, or it's been tooled to restore detail. It's not uncommon to see enhanced busts.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="900fine, post: 730720, member: 6036"]green18 is probably right; almost all of these have been cleaned at some point. It's not a bad coin. I think it shows VF30 detail. My concern is this : most bust 50c with that much wear have less detail on the clasp and front drapery; sometimes, the clasp is almost gone. Either this coin wore unevenly, had an unbalanced strike, or it's been tooled to restore detail. It's not uncommon to see enhanced busts.[/QUOTE]
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