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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;WillGK, post: 4987323, member: 115517&quot;]Yeah, craters on the moon, just what I thought when I saw them, grin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>No, this isn’t a proof coin.&nbsp; And it was never toned.&nbsp; I know where this coin has been.&nbsp; I recently picked it out of a BU roll that I have had in my possession for 45 years.&nbsp; There was no toning on the coin 45 years ago, there was no toning on the coin when I sorted through this roll. </p><p><br /></p><p>Besides, the craters show no dullness whatsoever - they have the same luster as the rest of the coin.&nbsp; That wouldn’t be possible if corrosion had eaten the coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I think that this has to be a messed-up area in the planchet, but I have no expertise.&nbsp; Here is a photo that I took today, per your requests to see a straight-on view.&nbsp; This view isn’t quite straight-on, but I don’t have the right light at the moment to do it straight-on. You can clearly see that this isn’t a proof coin, and you can see that these craters are hardly visible.&nbsp; I *can* pick up - barely - the outline of the crater in the jaw area if I get it in just the right light, in hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>I’m selling my coins and am doing submissions, so I’m wondering if it would grade.&nbsp; Within the cratered area on the jowl is that small dark spot that I mentioned earlier.&nbsp; It appears that the metal has been sheared right off, but I don’t think that this is the case, given the fine condition of the entire cheek area.&nbsp; Rather, I think it is part of the planchet problem, if the planchet is what the problem is.</p><p><br /></p><p>59-P is tough in FBL in the high grades.&nbsp; Except for the reed marks on the shoulder, which do no detract a lot in hand, this coin has very clean surfaces and is *highly* lustrous.&nbsp; So my question for the group is, do these craters and the flat spot on the jowl make it a no-grade? </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1198107[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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