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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;coinzip, post: 2354521, member: 10938&quot;]They is me in this case, the coin has not been sent to a third party grader, that&#039;s not my cup of tea.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It has semi reflective surfaces but oddly lacks cartwheel.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Your observation of lighting temperature is amazing, the original photos posted were taken using florescent and LED lighting. The florescent was probably around 2500-3000k and the LED&#039;s are probably around 5000-6000k. If I remember correct the F stop was about 20, I was trying to bring out the field of depth. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is similar to my thinking. As others have stated, very little or no wear, nice fully struck, if you exclude the gouge by star 3 we are talking about a technical grade of 58-62. But where is the luster that we are used to seeing with these grades. </p><p><br /></p><p>My guess is an early collector wanted to preserve this coin and applied something to it. Shellac or gun bluing maybe even both?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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