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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SuperDave, post: 2371937, member: 1892&quot;]The spots were one of the things that turned me to 66 on it. Above 65 (in my opinion), eye appeal must begin being a larger part of the overall grade, and those spots (again, in my opinion) border on causing concern for the originality of the surfaces at least in that localized area. They interfered with the natural patina development, and have a direct bearing on eye appeal. Were I the &quot;official&quot; grader, with a coin that&#039;s otherwise so technically and visually sound, I&#039;d be glassing that area pretty closely.</p><p><br /></p><p>And it <b>cannot</b> be conserved. I&#039;m pretty sure what&#039;s around those marks is <i>less</i>, not <i>more</i>, and the only way to &quot;conserve&quot; would be to strip the patina. Which would be a crime committed on a coin of this (yet again, my opinion) glorious beauty.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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