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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 682786, member: 15199&quot;]<b>Result: Genuine , altered surface -.94</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Ok, this coin was slabbed as Genuine -.94 Altered surfaces. I have yet to find any official description as to exactly what this means. They indicate such things as thumbing, moving metal, whizzing, which I can understand OK, but don&#039;t see that under microscopic ~ unless it is in photo 2 or 3 below. Chemical alteration seems also to be a &quot;94&quot; possibility such as sulfide treatment ( darken or tone) or cyanide ( lighten- detone) or perhaps over-dipping. I have never seen a coin myself that had admitted cyanide damage, so I am not sure what that would look like beside &quot;dipped white&quot;. My suspicions is over dipping or loss of luster/flow lines due to chemical action if it has to be anything. I am not an apologist, so I can admit, I DON&#039;T see any reason for a .94 myself. If any of you do, please give your observations. I would accept a .91 cleaned, as there is some evidence of an old cleaning, but not harsh enough to warrant a .91. I am not whining, just can&#039;t find anything.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is my best details and wear wise. Better than my AU 50 by a long shot, so I would value it close to AU55. With the genuine , Granny would be over estimating, but it sure fooled me in hand.&nbsp; I have marked with green arrows where maybe there was something detected.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/1832slab.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>close up of the areas.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/1832obva-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/1832obvb-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>On the reverse, these are the only areas of possible alteration I could find.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/1832revb.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/1832reva-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Actually I like the coin, that is why it is staying with me. Trying to be objective, I would have bought it @ about $250-270 as it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for your participation!</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim</p><p><br /></p><p>COMING NEXT A LINCOLN !!!!!! BY REQUEST from one who is tired of halves.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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