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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 28135, member: 112"]I figured you might comment on that Nd - it is one of things that attracted me so strongly to this particular coin. The coin is slabbed by NGC and graded as MS63 - that helps explain the surface of the coin's fields. The striations or lines in the fields indicate to me that this coin was one of the first struck with dies. For in those days the technology was not such that the fields of a coin die were polished smooth. Instead they were scraped as smooth as they could be with the tools available. Then as the dies became worn from striking coins, these striations would wear away due to metal flow.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin to me is exceptional as I have seen very few in this condition. It was, in my opinion, the finest of a lot recently placed on auction - which of course is why I bought it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 28135, member: 112"]I figured you might comment on that Nd - it is one of things that attracted me so strongly to this particular coin. The coin is slabbed by NGC and graded as MS63 - that helps explain the surface of the coin's fields. The striations or lines in the fields indicate to me that this coin was one of the first struck with dies. For in those days the technology was not such that the fields of a coin die were polished smooth. Instead they were scraped as smooth as they could be with the tools available. Then as the dies became worn from striking coins, these striations would wear away due to metal flow. This coin to me is exceptional as I have seen very few in this condition. It was, in my opinion, the finest of a lot recently placed on auction - which of course is why I bought it ;)[/QUOTE]
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