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<p>[QUOTE="Travlntiques, post: 2058224, member: 39129"]I've been out of this hobby over the holidays, but am getting ready to buy again!</p><p>Picked this one up right at the end of December. It's not a bad picture by the seller at all, but rather a case study in conservation. I've wanted this particular date for a while because of the lower mintage (business strike), but getting it in proof is always welcome! The coin had a slight, overall brownish "gunk" which mostly obscured the mirror-like surface, but it was still obviously a proof and sold as such. I hoped that a quick acetone bath could help....and not only did it help, by removing the "gunk", a light cameo started to show! A few dunks later and I'm happy!</p><p>Sellers:</p><p><img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTA4MFg1MDA=/z/cesAAOSwU9xUSRJr/$_57.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Mine:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]379138[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]379139[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Travlntiques, post: 2058224, member: 39129"]I've been out of this hobby over the holidays, but am getting ready to buy again! Picked this one up right at the end of December. It's not a bad picture by the seller at all, but rather a case study in conservation. I've wanted this particular date for a while because of the lower mintage (business strike), but getting it in proof is always welcome! The coin had a slight, overall brownish "gunk" which mostly obscured the mirror-like surface, but it was still obviously a proof and sold as such. I hoped that a quick acetone bath could help....and not only did it help, by removing the "gunk", a light cameo started to show! A few dunks later and I'm happy! Sellers: [IMG]http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTA4MFg1MDA=/z/cesAAOSwU9xUSRJr/$_57.JPG[/IMG] Mine: [ATTACH=full]379138[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]379139[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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