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Message:: [QUOTE="JCro57, post: 3503668, member: 92083"]Congrats on the post, [USER=24633]@cpm9ball[/USER]! I was assured if sent back from a TPG that it was altered I would be refunded by the seller. I will say that the strip actually appears to be formed completely around the raised lettering that's affected, including the walls of each letter (the relief) and not just what is on the surface. It it were a tape-like substance (like plumber's tape) that adhered to it, it would not be embedded into the coin and would be able to be scraped off like a sticker. I have to say I am now in the 75% camp that it is genuine. When I get it in-hand, I will post close-ups as usual (at least someone on this forum posts his follow-ups, unlike many who claim to have found copper-nickel war nickels or a genuine 1943 copper cent and are never heard from again!) Also, here is a close up and HD photo of what I think is my gold-flake strike through I posted previously (scanned as 1.1% gold on a Fischerscope. Although, I will not be disappointed if it is unmelted zinc/tin for an intrinsic metallic inclusion either. Those are super rare as well) [ATTACH=full]928749[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]