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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RonSanderson, post: 8125820, member: 77413&quot;]I actually got this in early November, but since my acquisitions have slowed to a trickle, it&#039;s still one of the newest.</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse has mirrored fields that are prooflike, but the reverse has some corrosion or environmental damage, so this was under $40.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: The more I look at this, the more intrigued I am by the complete lack of detail on the reverse at the top left quadrant. The leaves are mere outlines of the shapes. I wonder if this was struck through grease that prevented these features from striking up properly. If so, I further wonder if that grease also affected the finish and left it more porous than the rest of the coin, which is very sharply struck. If so, then this would not be environmental damage but a side effect of the strike.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1415059[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1415060[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1415061[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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