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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;HawkeEye, post: 2810328, member: 86305&quot;][ATTACH=full]657365[/ATTACH]</p><p>Some might pass this coin by because of the dark bands, but it is a great teaching tool.&nbsp; Black is terminal toning or tarnish.&nbsp; But it is the colors working back from black that help the most.&nbsp; Blue, green, magenta, and purple all lead up to the black in the final stages of coloration.&nbsp; What makes this one interesting to me is that all the color is semi-transparent so that they never obscure the coin&#039;s detail.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]657370[/ATTACH]</p><p>When you remove the color from the obverse (photoshoped) you can see that the cheek and fields are free of major bag marks.&nbsp; This is a VAM 17 - Dash Under 8.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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