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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4887344, member: 101855"]I never said <b>it was</b> a Matte Proof. I said <b>perhaps</b> someone tried to make it look like one. Back in the day one method was to dip the coin in acid. Many years ago before there was third party grading and authentication, crooked sellers did all kind of stuff to stiff people. You would be surprised at how poor some people, who have money to spend, are at grading and noticing the small stuff on coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Eric P. Newman biography talked about his battles with coin dealer, John Ford, who had a bogus “territorial gold coin” made up sell.</p><p><br /></p><p>Circulated or worn Matte Proofs usually have shiny spots on them, which are breaks in the, in this case, dull surface. A short time later the surfaces for Matte Proof gold coins were brighter.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4887344, member: 101855"]I never said [B]it was[/B] a Matte Proof. I said [B]perhaps[/B] someone tried to make it look like one. Back in the day one method was to dip the coin in acid. Many years ago before there was third party grading and authentication, crooked sellers did all kind of stuff to stiff people. You would be surprised at how poor some people, who have money to spend, are at grading and noticing the small stuff on coins. The Eric P. Newman biography talked about his battles with coin dealer, John Ford, who had a bogus “territorial gold coin” made up sell. Circulated or worn Matte Proofs usually have shiny spots on them, which are breaks in the, in this case, dull surface. A short time later the surfaces for Matte Proof gold coins were brighter.[/QUOTE]
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