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<p>[QUOTE="Leadfoot, post: 398738, member: 2972"]When I first posted this thread, I thought you might be fooled by this one. Here are a few tidbits that I could/should have included, but didn't want to sway you:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) The coin is fully prooflike and die polish lines are visible on both sides.</p><p>2) There is no wear whatsoever (what you may be interpreting on the reverse as wear is toning).</p><p>3) The obverse suffers from a weak strike from a worn and heavily polished die.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now that a few of you have guessed, and my ego/coin is at risk, I couldn't keep my mouth shut any longer. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>If you would like to study the surfaces in more detail, you can find ridiculously large photos of both sides here:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.pbase.com/miker/image/100078290/original.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pbase.com/miker/image/100078290/original.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.pbase.com/miker/image/100078290/original.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://www.pbase.com/miker/image/100078293/original.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pbase.com/miker/image/100078293/original.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.pbase.com/miker/image/100078293/original.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here's another shot (kind of) showing the mirrors:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/miker/image/100078289/original.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Leadfoot, post: 398738, member: 2972"]When I first posted this thread, I thought you might be fooled by this one. Here are a few tidbits that I could/should have included, but didn't want to sway you: 1) The coin is fully prooflike and die polish lines are visible on both sides. 2) There is no wear whatsoever (what you may be interpreting on the reverse as wear is toning). 3) The obverse suffers from a weak strike from a worn and heavily polished die. Now that a few of you have guessed, and my ego/coin is at risk, I couldn't keep my mouth shut any longer. :o If you would like to study the surfaces in more detail, you can find ridiculously large photos of both sides here: [url]http://www.pbase.com/miker/image/100078290/original.jpg[/url] [url]http://www.pbase.com/miker/image/100078293/original.jpg[/url] Here's another shot (kind of) showing the mirrors: [img]http://www.pbase.com/miker/image/100078289/original.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
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