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<p>[QUOTE="messydesk, post: 3601059, member: 1765"]Weird. Is the bit on the coin some sort of raised gunk or corrosion, or is it discoloring that's smooth and flush with the coin's surface?</p><p><br /></p><p>Your picture and the auction one are lit slightly differently, so it might be possible that the light could hide discoloration in the surface. Your picture is also sharper. I don't think lighting would hide raised gunk, though. Do you have a link to the original auction? It's possible that the image was retouched using a clone stamp, but I can't see a match for what would have been cloned in the image. It might show up on the picture of the full medal. It does seem odd that someone would touch up only this area, as I can't imagine it affected the price by much.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="messydesk, post: 3601059, member: 1765"]Weird. Is the bit on the coin some sort of raised gunk or corrosion, or is it discoloring that's smooth and flush with the coin's surface? Your picture and the auction one are lit slightly differently, so it might be possible that the light could hide discoloration in the surface. Your picture is also sharper. I don't think lighting would hide raised gunk, though. Do you have a link to the original auction? It's possible that the image was retouched using a clone stamp, but I can't see a match for what would have been cloned in the image. It might show up on the picture of the full medal. It does seem odd that someone would touch up only this area, as I can't imagine it affected the price by much.[/QUOTE]
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