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<p>[QUOTE="robp, post: 5142136, member: 96746"]It's possible that it had wax deposits at some point which have been subsequently removed. On the illustrated reverse there are 2 lumps which don't appear on the coin. The first is that in the field level with the T and horse's chest, and the second is the obvious blockage in the reverse legend between G & A at 12 o'clock.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately the TPGs have been offering a service to clean away unsightly deposits such as wax which is effectively destroying historical evidence. I sent a yours miffed email to PCGS awhile ago when they were promoting it, but didn't hear back. I would implore people not to remove any wax as it will show up in old catalogues from 70-120+ years ago and so aid the establishment of provenance. Thank you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robp, post: 5142136, member: 96746"]It's possible that it had wax deposits at some point which have been subsequently removed. On the illustrated reverse there are 2 lumps which don't appear on the coin. The first is that in the field level with the T and horse's chest, and the second is the obvious blockage in the reverse legend between G & A at 12 o'clock. Unfortunately the TPGs have been offering a service to clean away unsightly deposits such as wax which is effectively destroying historical evidence. I sent a yours miffed email to PCGS awhile ago when they were promoting it, but didn't hear back. I would implore people not to remove any wax as it will show up in old catalogues from 70-120+ years ago and so aid the establishment of provenance. Thank you.[/QUOTE]
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