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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 2584016, member: 76086&quot;]As a dealer It may be that I can see more than others do since I handle a LOT of coins.&nbsp; Yes, it is tooled, mostly in the lettering, but also in the hairlines on the obverse and the drapery on the reverse.&nbsp; So, the question is are you too critical or not?&nbsp; That depends entirely on your personality.&nbsp; I have few problems with smoothing unless it is extreme and poorly done.&nbsp; I dont like tooling at all and will not buy a coin that I know has been.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Wait, no, as a dealer I sometimes buy whole collections, so I guess tooling is a possibility (though in all my years only a few examples I have sold, and expressly made known).&nbsp; It just depends on what you are willing to accept as modified and of course the price.</p><p><br /></p><p>I sold this coin just two years ago.&nbsp; I wish I had not as it is completely within my collecting interests (but alas, as a poor dealer I have to feed my kids, so off it went):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]561466[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>When I first posted it I received criticizing e-mails saying it was tooled.&nbsp; Before I bought it I had questioned the best minds in the business (yes, all the biggest names you all know and many you dont).&nbsp; All said the same, &quot;not tooled, but lightly smoothed, but yes, we were offered it too but didnt like the price.&quot;&nbsp; Well, I did buy it, and it did sell (but I didnt make any money, that is why they are multi-millionaires and I struggle to pay by electric bill!).&nbsp; So, what level of alteration are you willing to accept?&nbsp; What price?&nbsp; One can only answer that for themselves![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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