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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stldanceartist, post: 1831331, member: 13307&quot;]From the PCGS website:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;This No Grade covers anything added to the surface of the coin to either &quot;improve&quot; its appearance or to cover marks. Surface alteration methods include adding: dental wax, putty, lacquer, nose grease, etc. &quot;Thumbing&quot; is the application of a putty-like material to fill in marks, scratches, and other defects or to haze over portions of the coin. Coatings (such as lacquer), while intended to protect coins, result in a No Grade because it is impossible to determine the quality of the underlying surfaces.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>That being said, I agree with bkozak33 - very difficult to tell from the photos provided.&nbsp; I would think this would be something that you would need a loupe to detect.&nbsp; I&#039;m wondering if a coin doctor took a dremel tool to this coin to clean up a sketchy part of the fields?&nbsp; Of course, that&#039;s just a pure guess...really would need better photos to make a better guess lol.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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