It was more than ten years ago. Seems I was giving him between 30-40 bucks to piggyback with his submissions. I been an ICG convert for a while now though.
Of course the little hole in the rubbed out area is in the right position. Why would that whole area been worn, and that other space not be? Here is a photo of the reverse of a 1916 D. You would think with some super duper microscope they could tell if there was the outline of a D.