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<p>[QUOTE="treylxapi47, post: 1869744, member: 41863"]Ok CoinTalk community. Heres the deal, I feel this coin is undergraded and has a slight issue that can be corrected. I would like to solicit the fine folks here on their opinions of grade and what to do about the 'issue'.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]315501[/ATTACH]</p><p>Now the biggest issue I have with this coin is the darn-near terminal black spot on the reverse between 12:00 and 1:00. Under magnification it looks as if it would come off with some dip, LOCALIZED to that spot only so as not to ruin the other 'good' toning by a full dip. I also think its in a small, innocuous location that if I remove it and mess up a little bit it would still be alright. I mean I dont think I can mess up dropping a toothpicks worth of dip on it and then rinsing with distilled water. </p><p><br /></p><p>The two-fold dilema comes about AFTER the coin has been properly conserved. Will it still holder at NGC in a problem-free slab, and thats why I want to hear you alls opinion about the grade. I would like to form a general idea of what the coin community thinks this coin should be graded, and if it is in fact already a problem free example.</p><p><br /></p><p>So if you would like to just guess the grade, thats fine, reply with a numeric number or TPG equivalent for whatever you think would warrant a details grade. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you have expertise or an opinion on 'conserving' this coin, please chime in, and also point out any issues you might be seeing with the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks guys![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="treylxapi47, post: 1869744, member: 41863"]Ok CoinTalk community. Heres the deal, I feel this coin is undergraded and has a slight issue that can be corrected. I would like to solicit the fine folks here on their opinions of grade and what to do about the 'issue'. [ATTACH=full]315501[/ATTACH] Now the biggest issue I have with this coin is the darn-near terminal black spot on the reverse between 12:00 and 1:00. Under magnification it looks as if it would come off with some dip, LOCALIZED to that spot only so as not to ruin the other 'good' toning by a full dip. I also think its in a small, innocuous location that if I remove it and mess up a little bit it would still be alright. I mean I dont think I can mess up dropping a toothpicks worth of dip on it and then rinsing with distilled water. The two-fold dilema comes about AFTER the coin has been properly conserved. Will it still holder at NGC in a problem-free slab, and thats why I want to hear you alls opinion about the grade. I would like to form a general idea of what the coin community thinks this coin should be graded, and if it is in fact already a problem free example. So if you would like to just guess the grade, thats fine, reply with a numeric number or TPG equivalent for whatever you think would warrant a details grade. If you have expertise or an opinion on 'conserving' this coin, please chime in, and also point out any issues you might be seeing with the coin. Thanks guys![/QUOTE]
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