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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 4038950, member: 73489&quot;]<b><i>Anybody else ever seen this ?</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p>I thought this was copper spotting when I first saw it.&nbsp; Then I looked at it under an 8x lens and saw it&#039;s on the surface of the coin or between the coin and the slab.&nbsp; But it&#039;s tough to photograph because it&#039;s 3-dimensional.&nbsp; But you can see it in these photos:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1060395[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1060397[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1060398[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>That 3rd photo doesn&#039;t show the black spots as clearly but shows you the area it covers with a cloudy film-like cover.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Any ideas what it could be ?&nbsp; Could they have sealed in dirt ?&nbsp; Could dirt have gotten in ?&nbsp; Is it copper spotting that accumulated over the last 25 years or so (it&#039;s an OGH from 1995-98) ?</i></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not so concerned with the dirt/spots as I am curious.&nbsp; I bought this coin as a substitute for bullion.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><i>Would PCGS open this up, get the dirt out, and re-seal it ?</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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