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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2414523, member: 24314"]No. Die polish is NOT shiny and into the coin. Check out the leg the top photo [USER=74571]@Stevearino[/USER]. Look for the short, parallel, shiny patch of horizontal, hairline CUTS into the leg. All the other bright lines are hairlines from cleaning but it is NOT harshly cleaned.</p><p><br /></p><p>As to AU vs MS: Coin has definite friction wear or if some insist "cabinet friction." Nevertheless, coins like this are sold to uninformed collectors or informed collectors who have more tolerance for unoriginal coins showing loss of luster and detail than others like me. IMO, Max grade for an honest dealer is MS-60. If you check out the last photo of the reverse in Post #1, you will see the slightly brownish color (indicating wear) on the inside edge of the wing. The gray-brown also shows all over "Liberty's" body in one photo.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2414523, member: 24314"]No. Die polish is NOT shiny and into the coin. Check out the leg the top photo [USER=74571]@Stevearino[/USER]. Look for the short, parallel, shiny patch of horizontal, hairline CUTS into the leg. All the other bright lines are hairlines from cleaning but it is NOT harshly cleaned. As to AU vs MS: Coin has definite friction wear or if some insist "cabinet friction." Nevertheless, coins like this are sold to uninformed collectors or informed collectors who have more tolerance for unoriginal coins showing loss of luster and detail than others like me. IMO, Max grade for an honest dealer is MS-60. If you check out the last photo of the reverse in Post #1, you will see the slightly brownish color (indicating wear) on the inside edge of the wing. The gray-brown also shows all over "Liberty's" body in one photo.[/QUOTE]
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