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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paul M., post: 2130744, member: 73165&quot;]I second this.&nbsp; Sending in a coin for certification and grading doesn&#039;t have to be a strictly financial decision.&nbsp; If you can piggyback on someone else&#039;s submission, grading fees for economy tier run like $15 at ANACS.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Another good option is just taking it to a show and showing it to a couple of trusted dealers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I think AU/XF details, questionable color is right, but there&#039;s one good way to find out, right?&nbsp; I&#039;m guessing this coin has been cleaned as well due to some fine scratches on the obverse that all go the same direction and the fact that cleaned coins are frequently retoned.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s a possibility soaking it in acetone will take it off.&nbsp; I&#039;ve heard of some types of AT being removed by acetone, but I wouldn&#039;t count on it.&nbsp; This has the big advantage of being completely harmless to the coin if done properly.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another option is to carry it as a pocket piece for a while.&nbsp; This will certainly wear the details, and there&#039;s no guarantee it will work, so you might end up with a high VF or low XF grade coin, and it might still have traces of that strange red color.&nbsp; Since this is not an incredibly expensive coin to begin with, this might me an acceptable risk.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, if you&#039;re not attached to this particular piece, you can sell it for whatever you can get and buy an honest XF45 with eye appeal for maybe $100.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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