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<p>[QUOTE="RonSanderson, post: 2481263, member: 77413"]@<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/typecoin971793.78244/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/typecoin971793.78244/">TypeCoin971793</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I think [USER=24314]@Insider[/USER] will help you more than I will, but here is the results of soaking in xylene. First I have the seller's obverse, then my results.[ATTACH=full]523861[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The green spot at the back of the head is gone. [ATTACH=full]523862[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the original reverse, from the seller's photo.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]523863[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And the results. Notice the difference next to the E in E PLURIBUS - the green spot is gone. And the crud no longer covers the high ridges in the wheat ears.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]523864[/ATTACH] </p><p>For completeness, the full reverse.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]523865[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the coin is more enjoyable overall. Although I am never going to turn it into an MS64, it is now very attractive to me, and looks appropriate for its grade.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RonSanderson, post: 2481263, member: 77413"]@[URL='https://www.cointalk.com/members/typecoin971793.78244/']TypeCoin971793[/URL] I think [USER=24314]@Insider[/USER] will help you more than I will, but here is the results of soaking in xylene. First I have the seller's obverse, then my results.[ATTACH=full]523861[/ATTACH] The green spot at the back of the head is gone. [ATTACH=full]523862[/ATTACH] Here is the original reverse, from the seller's photo. [ATTACH=full]523863[/ATTACH] And the results. Notice the difference next to the E in E PLURIBUS - the green spot is gone. And the crud no longer covers the high ridges in the wheat ears. [ATTACH=full]523864[/ATTACH] For completeness, the full reverse. [ATTACH=full]523865[/ATTACH] I think the coin is more enjoyable overall. Although I am never going to turn it into an MS64, it is now very attractive to me, and looks appropriate for its grade.[/QUOTE]
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