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<p>[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 8198919, member: 105571"]Absolutely, I agree. But that's not what I'm saying. Those raw coins that have been "oiled" and then went to the TPGs and got straight-graded must have had the oil removed prior to submission (that's my surmise, I can't prove it). </p><p><br /></p><p>And my point is that mineral oil is easy to remove while protecting the coin while still raw. Once the oil is removed, I very much doubt that the TPG's sniffer can detect its prior presence (again, I can't prove that but [USER=17261]@BadThad[/USER]'s comments in the afore-mentioned thread supports that contention).</p><p><br /></p><p>I make no such assertions for any other product.</p><p><br /></p><p>My other raw early copper coins are going to be treated this way, including the 1793 half cent, maybe especially that one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 8198919, member: 105571"]Absolutely, I agree. But that's not what I'm saying. Those raw coins that have been "oiled" and then went to the TPGs and got straight-graded must have had the oil removed prior to submission (that's my surmise, I can't prove it). And my point is that mineral oil is easy to remove while protecting the coin while still raw. Once the oil is removed, I very much doubt that the TPG's sniffer can detect its prior presence (again, I can't prove that but [USER=17261]@BadThad[/USER]'s comments in the afore-mentioned thread supports that contention). I make no such assertions for any other product. My other raw early copper coins are going to be treated this way, including the 1793 half cent, maybe especially that one.[/QUOTE]
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