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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2848686, member: 24314&quot;]C-B-D, asked: &quot;When you say &quot;corroded and recolored&quot; do you mean you believe someone artificially recolored It? Or it toned that way on its own, as the perceived corrosion progressed?&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Yes!&nbsp; Your coin had some problems.&nbsp; It has been excellently restored to a very attractive and much more collectible condition.&nbsp; I&#039;ll also <b><span style="color: #5900b3">guarantee</span></b> ICG, ANACS, and probably SEGS will choose from one of these if they were to grade that coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Cleaned</p><p>2. Recolored</p><p>3. Corroded</p><p>4. Environmentally Damaged</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The top two services are more &quot;market oriented.&quot;&nbsp; Believe it or not, they don&#039;t care as much about the little dealers and collectors as the second tier services who rely on them.&nbsp; You could take away every one of those submissions and the top two may cut some staff yet they would go rolling right along processing perhaps 15% fewer coins a year.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The big boys want to get rid of all the grading services.&nbsp; They don&#039;t even like the sticker services like &quot;Eagle Eye,&quot; &quot;WINGS,&quot; and &quot;CAC.&quot;&nbsp; As with your coin, they tend to cause problems.&nbsp; Example: IMO, there is a 15 to 20 percent chance your Indian will straight grade.&nbsp;&nbsp; If it does it should probably &quot;net&quot; down to AU-58.&nbsp;&nbsp; Even if it comes back &quot;detailed&quot; it will probably be graded Unc &quot;details&quot; with one of the things I pointed out.&nbsp; In any case, it will be worth more in the new slab and that&#039;s a plus!</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, at least two TPGS say XXX yet one of the top two <b>may</b> say OK.&nbsp; Which is it?&nbsp; Do you really want to know?&nbsp; The evidence is there to see.&nbsp; Those who see it can make an informed decision.&nbsp; I have.&nbsp; I&#039;d buy it for over $78. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>You did very well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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