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<p>[QUOTE="KBBPLL, post: 8466397, member: 104064"]Probably not worth resurrecting this but I received the coin a couple weeks ago and took some lame videos.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HATbnfxyq_M" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HATbnfxyq_M" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HATbnfxyq_M</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Va44DOrXQrA" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Va44DOrXQrA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Va44DOrXQrA</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse is very nice, no evidence of any wear, well struck and lustrous. The obverse has those two dark patches left and right which actually look brighter than the rest at certain angles. Lots of luster especially in and around the stars, but appears to be muted nearer the portrait. There's a light scratch from above the ear to the lips that is visible at certain angles. Otherwise I don't detect wear on the obverse either. I'm assuming what's going on in the fields said "circulated" to ANACS. Overall I'm satisfied with it, as a reasonably priced example of Reverse 2 and a bonus DDO. There's a die crack through the lower right 4 stars to add flavor. Thanks for all the previous comments.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KBBPLL, post: 8466397, member: 104064"]Probably not worth resurrecting this but I received the coin a couple weeks ago and took some lame videos. [URL]https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HATbnfxyq_M[/URL] [URL]https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Va44DOrXQrA[/URL] The reverse is very nice, no evidence of any wear, well struck and lustrous. The obverse has those two dark patches left and right which actually look brighter than the rest at certain angles. Lots of luster especially in and around the stars, but appears to be muted nearer the portrait. There's a light scratch from above the ear to the lips that is visible at certain angles. Otherwise I don't detect wear on the obverse either. I'm assuming what's going on in the fields said "circulated" to ANACS. Overall I'm satisfied with it, as a reasonably priced example of Reverse 2 and a bonus DDO. There's a die crack through the lower right 4 stars to add flavor. Thanks for all the previous comments.[/QUOTE]
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