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<p>[QUOTE="cphine, post: 766273, member: 20940"]Oh, don't be sorry. I appreciate the info.</p><p>It's funny how the picture brings out what you see on the cheek as wear. You can't see it when viewing the coin in person. It does have this sort of oily residue on it though...I think that's what's making it look that way.</p><p>The specs I think are from the cardboard it's currently housed in. I'd love to remove them, but don't want to touch the coin. Also, the reflectiveness is just the bad lighting I have...it's actually quite uniform in person.</p><p>In either case, you've confirmed my initial thoughts. I essentially got the Morgan's for free anyway, so it's not like I'm out 100 bucks. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>I think what really confuses me, and the reason I wanted some second opinions, is that on the NGC site you can look through high res pictures of coins they have graded. Mine looks better than some they have at MS 64...some of which are covered in scratches and dents that mine doesn't have. On the other hand, they have some at AU55 that look better than mine. It all seems so subjective.</p><p> </p><p>Anyway, thanks. To the 2x2!</p><p>~Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cphine, post: 766273, member: 20940"]Oh, don't be sorry. I appreciate the info. It's funny how the picture brings out what you see on the cheek as wear. You can't see it when viewing the coin in person. It does have this sort of oily residue on it though...I think that's what's making it look that way. The specs I think are from the cardboard it's currently housed in. I'd love to remove them, but don't want to touch the coin. Also, the reflectiveness is just the bad lighting I have...it's actually quite uniform in person. In either case, you've confirmed my initial thoughts. I essentially got the Morgan's for free anyway, so it's not like I'm out 100 bucks. :) I think what really confuses me, and the reason I wanted some second opinions, is that on the NGC site you can look through high res pictures of coins they have graded. Mine looks better than some they have at MS 64...some of which are covered in scratches and dents that mine doesn't have. On the other hand, they have some at AU55 that look better than mine. It all seems so subjective. Anyway, thanks. To the 2x2! ~Christian[/QUOTE]
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