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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RonSanderson, post: 3097327, member: 77413&quot;][USER=21705]@Marshall[/USER] this was a great suggestion! It took me a few days to dig out the digital microscope to see it, but this is the scratch / eyelash.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]783070[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Not only does it look like an eyelash, but neither blowing it off nor brushing it gently (both using tools meant for camera lenses) would budge it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am wondering if this is one of those coins I have only heard about - where the owners in times past would varnish the coins to protect them. Just in case this is true, I<b> am not</b> going to rinse the coin in any kind of solvent to loosen the hair. I am terrified that the entire finish could be affected and I would be left with a dud.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks again for your suggestion. If I ever get worried about the eyelash I&#039;ll send it to a professional to deal with. But that&#039;s never gonna happen! It&#039;s much cooler to think that this may be an eyelash from the original collector 127 years ago.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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