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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ksparrow, post: 25903988, member: 7638&quot;]Thanks for all the comments.&nbsp; I bought it as an AU, with no intention to send in for grading, but to put it in the 70/70.&nbsp; As I examined it under the xenon bulb in my kitchen stove hood ( wish I could take that thing to coin shows, but I doubt security would let me in) I noticed a little dull grayish area on the cheek just visible at a particular angle.&nbsp; Under magnification I could see a little patch of hairlines on the cheek, and a few on the neck.&nbsp; I did another photo with the coin at an angle to the camera which shows the area a little bit better.&nbsp; It also made the light scratch on the cheek look horrible , it&#039;s actually barely visible. </p><p>&nbsp; I think somebody did a little judicious rubbing to remove a spot a while back.&nbsp; It really doesn&#039;t bother me, and the coin might even get a straight grade if I sent it in (it would never get past CAC). I posted this to show that there are degrees of &quot;cleaning,&quot; and sometimes it&#039;s really hard to see from standard head on photos. Sharply angled lighting from a point source (like LED) is the best way to spot this, and you really have to tilt the coin around at acute angles to the light.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; This is another reason I generally don&#039;t buy pricy coins uncertified! </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1649878[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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