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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikenoodle, post: 434499, member: 307&quot;]Frank:</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t think I understand your question, but here goes. </p><p><br /></p><p>I said that personally, I would grade it MS-63, but that I think PCGS would body bag it as cleaned. I don&#039;t think that PCGS would allow for the obverse color. It&#039;s kinda gray, except for an area from about 9 o&#039;clock to 11:30 where there is some toning. IMHO, it looks to me like the obverse of the coin has at one time been cleaned to remove some toning, due to the washed out color. I don&#039;t think that this feature would pass PCGS&#039; muster. They can be tremendously fussy at times.</p><p><br /></p><p>I, on the other hand, can overlook a light, non-abrasive cleaning if not done too harshly. I consider the coin to still be in the Mint State grades and graded it MS-63 accordingly. I hope that explained what you were asking about.</p><p><br /></p><p>as for the repair issue that Doug raises, I would have to see the coin in hand in order to determine something like this. Photos can be deceiving both positively and negatively.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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