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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mralexanderb, post: 422017, member: 7851&quot;]I just got this 1899 IHC today and after some photos and a transfer to an airtite I started to notice some slight marks on this coin. </p><p>In any light it has beautiful luster and magenta and green toning. </p><p>My concerns are as follows:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the obverse:</p><p>1- I noticed 2 pin hole like marks above the earlobe. </p><p>2- 2 short marks on the cheek,</p><p>3- a tiny mark on the hair curl at the bottom of the ribbon.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the reverse:</p><p>1- a small part of the 2nd &amp; 3rd horizontal bands of the shield are filled in.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (possibly a broken die at the separation of the 2 lines)</p><p>2- a wavy line of discoloration of the toning going under the letter C in CENT and coming out the top in a SE to NW orientation.</p><p>I hope this is in the planchet alloy mix.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Please have a look and I&#039;d appreciate all the observations and comments you&#039;ve got.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Bruce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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