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<p>[QUOTE="Revello, post: 24655926, member: 103898"]I have an 1867 Proof half dime that has some neat toning and, possibly, might qualify as a cameo coin. I was going to send it in for grading, until I looked at it under a higher magnification scope. There appear to be light scratches, enough to persuade me to just put it in my Dansco half dime album and not have it graded (for now). Below are the pics -- would appreciate your opinion on whether the scratches appear to be from cleaning (ugh, on a proof coin), bad handling (wiping a cloth across the coin?), or die polishing marks (personally, I don't think so), and whether it's worth sending in to get graded/certified. The scratches are more visible on the reverse, where there is less toning in the fields.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1571029[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1571030[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1571031[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1571032[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1571033[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1571034[/ATTACH] fwiw - I already have another 1867 proof half dime - NGC slabbed PF-65, so I don't have an urgent need to get the coin below slabbed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Revello, post: 24655926, member: 103898"]I have an 1867 Proof half dime that has some neat toning and, possibly, might qualify as a cameo coin. I was going to send it in for grading, until I looked at it under a higher magnification scope. There appear to be light scratches, enough to persuade me to just put it in my Dansco half dime album and not have it graded (for now). Below are the pics -- would appreciate your opinion on whether the scratches appear to be from cleaning (ugh, on a proof coin), bad handling (wiping a cloth across the coin?), or die polishing marks (personally, I don't think so), and whether it's worth sending in to get graded/certified. The scratches are more visible on the reverse, where there is less toning in the fields. [ATTACH=full]1571029[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1571030[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1571031[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1571032[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1571033[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1571034[/ATTACH] fwiw - I already have another 1867 proof half dime - NGC slabbed PF-65, so I don't have an urgent need to get the coin below slabbed.[/QUOTE]
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