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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;iPen, post: 2692308, member: 69760&quot;]This coin isn&#039;t polished and the devices aren&#039;t as frosty as some of the known and slabbed examples out there, but I definitely see a very strong mirror. I don&#039;t think it&#039;s a proof strike, as the examples I&#039;ve seen have some really strong features and a very heavy cameo. Though, I have no idea what the proof diagnostics are for 1893, as I can&#039;t find it anywhere (I only know of the 1892 proof diagnostics).</p><p><br /></p><p>In person, I can see the mirroring much, much better. The first photo below was taken with indirect lighting. There are black streaks running diagonally across the bottom (not sure what those are - tarnish, toning, or carbon &quot;spot&quot; streaks?), so they&#039;re not scratches. There are some hits and other marks throughout, so this coin was probably mishandled in the last nearly 125 years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100127_zpscbrt9ms9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100128_zpselrxrl0g.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100129_zpstgx2w8qg.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100130_zpse4oy7bzc.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100131_zpsjwgkuk7f.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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