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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SuperDave, post: 2422386, member: 1892&quot;]&quot;Touched up&quot; is the appropriate term; not <i>nearly</i> all of what we&#039;re thinking is &quot;carbon spots&quot; was removed. In fact, I wonder - aside the spot between the D-S on the reverse - if what *was* removed was not cuprous oxide&nbsp; but something less-intrusive methods were capable of removing. Indeed, a closer look at the coin indicates the spot removed between stars 6 &amp; 7 revealed a gouge or planchet defect (pro tip: Look closely at the specific places where &quot;carbon spots&quot; have formed on your coin, if you have one) which might have been a greater visual detriment than the spot staying there. Heck, the owner could have cracked the coin and rubbed it off with a fingernail.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t say the coin was improved, with so many other spots in prominent places (the ones at the top of the head are the first which grab my eye, and from a technical standpoint would have been easier to hide than something plain in the fields) and the spot between D-S should have been a bit of a red flag to the second grader upon close examination. The discoloration unlike any of the rest of the coin is noticeable. I doubt the coin received that close examination, though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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