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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 1359384, member: 2972&quot;]IMO, the coin has had it&#039;s surfaces altered (as PCGS would put it).&nbsp; It could have been done in a number of ways.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you put this coin side-by-side with an unaltered coin, the differences should be obvious -- more obvious than any level of explanation offered on this forum could hope to be.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would recommend you go to your local coin shop, or coin club, or coin show, and do just that...compare your coin to others.&nbsp; Focus on how the coin reflects light as you rotate the coin under it.&nbsp; The difference should be obvious.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck in your numismatic education -- you&#039;ve just made the first tuition payment.&nbsp; Consider yourself lucky it wasn&#039;t a much more expensive lesson, and please consider having your future purchases vetted through someone more experienced than you.&nbsp; It will pay off in the long run and also speed your learning process -- a process ALL of us have gone through.</p><p><br /></p><p>All of the above IMO and respectfully submitted....Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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