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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CamaroDMD, post: 4770000, member: 5233&quot;]So, that photo is pretty blurry...can&#039;t really see anything.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>But, what I do see is a lot of darkness.&nbsp; I assume that is either end stage toning or &quot;gunk&quot; of some kind...both of which can be damaging to a coin (for the time being, I&#039;m going to refer to this mystery coating on the coin as &quot;buildup&quot;).</p><p><br /></p><p>When you pay PCGS (or any other service) to conserve this coin (safely/properly clean it)...often you do not know what the surfaces look like under the buildup.&nbsp; When that buildup is remove...hidden damage can be revealed.&nbsp; This is not the fault of the conservation company, the coin always had the damage.&nbsp; It was just hidden.&nbsp; But, because of the damage the coin cannot be straight graded.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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