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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fusiafinch, post: 651176, member: 18382&quot;]It&#039;s tough to buy raw coins through a large mail order dealer sometimes. It&#039;s possible that the coin is cleaned or some other problems, not just authenticity.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would take the coin (don&#039;t open the holder,otherwise, you can&#039;t send it back) to a local coin dealer in your area and get his/her opinion. Or scan the coin yourself and put it up in this forum for opinions.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know you don&#039;t like slabbed coins, but the ultimate test is to send it to one of the grading services and get an expert opinion. You can always crack the coin back out after slabbing. For this, I recommend ANACS, because you can send them coins directly without having to pay for a &quot;club&quot; fee, and they are good about identifying altered coins. Their website is <a href="http://www.anacs.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.anacs.com" rel="nofollow">www.anacs.com</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>But no matter what happens, this is a good learning experience, and will give you better knowledge as a collector.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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