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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 11129, member: 112&quot;]I would have to say that - by whatever method - the coin has been cleaned. Look at the obverse and reverse both, in particular Liberty and the eagle. See the frost on both the major devices ? Notice how the frost is only evident in the recesses while the high points appear a dull grey.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now look around the edges of the devices and in particular the legends. See how much darker the surface of the coin is the closer you get to the device or letters ? This leads me to believe the coin has been cleaned. Or most likely - as Nd said - polished. </p><p><br /></p><p>Polishing a coin does exactly what we see with this coin. The high points appear grey and the protected areas show original surfaces. This is because a cloth cannot reach down into those crevices - it only brushes across the top of the high points.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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