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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 24635076, member: 27832&quot;]Okay, I have questions.</p><p><br /></p><p>1) Are these flecks really &quot;copper colored&quot;? The color balance on the original photo makes the coin look almost like brass or bronze. When I try to correct it so that the main body of the coin is neutral (as I&#039;m assuming a dime would be), I get this:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1567380[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Those flecks look a lot less coppery in what I <i>think</i> is a more natural color balance. But, of course, I didn&#039;t see the original coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>2) What leads you to believe that these flecks originated at the Mint? My first assumption was &quot;pocket or cup debris&quot;, and without knowing more about the coin&#039;s provenance, I find that a <i>lot</i> more plausible than &quot;metal flakes deposited at the Mint&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Whatever they are, it looks like the flecks are <i>casting shadows</i>, so they must have landed on the coin <i>after</i> it was struck (they don&#039;t look like any sort of lamination, especially not being a different color from the underlying metal). Were they easily dislodged? If not -- if they were &quot;sticky&quot; -- that makes it seem even <i>less</i> likely that they&#039;re metal flakes from a Mint mishap. Doesn&#039;t it?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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