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<p>[QUOTE="Strik9, post: 7647496, member: 112403"][ATTACH=full]1314899[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1314900[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1314901[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1314907[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1314908[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1314909[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1314910[/ATTACH] Hello all,</p><p><br /></p><p>Okay, so I purchased this penny off of EBay the other day for a few dollars. I mainly wanted a this particular penny so I could complete the series. Since the seller only listed one photo (which was of no help whatsoever) along with the fact that it was ungraded and didn’t even mention the condition (other than excellent) I knew full well that it was going to be garbage. </p><p>Anyhow, after having received it — I immediately knew something was off the minute I took it out of its flip. It was far too shiny and even to the naked eye, it appeared to have suffered some sort of man-made disaster. However, after I put it under magnification, what I had originally suspected to be the result of improper/excessive cleaning, has left wondering whether the coin has been painted. To be fully honest — I am simply stumped as to what exactly it is that I am looking at and am reaching out to the community for advice.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Just in case it’s not obvious, the first four pics were taken under magnification; the remaining three were taken with my iPhone. By the way, I included a mint state circulated quarter in the final shot simply as a reference to get a better idea as to the real color of the coin.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Strik9, post: 7647496, member: 112403"][ATTACH=full]1314899[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1314900[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1314901[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1314907[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1314908[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1314909[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1314910[/ATTACH] Hello all, Okay, so I purchased this penny off of EBay the other day for a few dollars. I mainly wanted a this particular penny so I could complete the series. Since the seller only listed one photo (which was of no help whatsoever) along with the fact that it was ungraded and didn’t even mention the condition (other than excellent) I knew full well that it was going to be garbage. Anyhow, after having received it — I immediately knew something was off the minute I took it out of its flip. It was far too shiny and even to the naked eye, it appeared to have suffered some sort of man-made disaster. However, after I put it under magnification, what I had originally suspected to be the result of improper/excessive cleaning, has left wondering whether the coin has been painted. To be fully honest — I am simply stumped as to what exactly it is that I am looking at and am reaching out to the community for advice. (Just in case it’s not obvious, the first four pics were taken under magnification; the remaining three were taken with my iPhone. By the way, I included a mint state circulated quarter in the final shot simply as a reference to get a better idea as to the real color of the coin.)[/QUOTE]
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