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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 8247930, member: 112&quot;]I wouldn&#039;t hazard a guess on the grade number they assigned, and I&#039;m not even sure they used this designation but for this coin I&#039;d call it altered surfaces. </p><p><br /></p><p>Altered surfaces is a designation that can cover a lot of different territory, including the addition of something to the surface as well as removing something from the surface. And with this coin <u>I think</u> it was the latter, specifically dark coloration areas on the reverse fields.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here, to the left of the C - </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1452630[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And here, under MERICA - </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1452631[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And yeah, doing this could also be labeled as harsh/improper cleaning but there&#039;s kind of, I don&#039;t how else to define it, a fine line between altered surfaces and harsh/improper cleaning.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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