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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 8200254, member: 24314&quot;]<span style="color: #660033">charley, posted: &quot;That is the longest damn 24 hours and 22 minutes hour I have ever waited.&quot;</span></p><p><br /></p><p><i>That should teach you not to believe everything you read.&nbsp; My sincere apologies.</i></p><p><i>I became completely absorbed in researching a AG-3.8 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> double struck colonial to see if it was Machin&#039;s or British that I completely forgot about CT.&nbsp; </i></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #660033">paddyman98, posted: &quot;I&#039;m not trying to be funny but I&#039;ve read 3 pages on this thread and so far I haven&#039;t learned a single thing.</span>&quot; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><i><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> That&#039;s possibly because you <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie26" alt=":bookworm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie33" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> are considered the &quot;resident ex-pert&quot; in this </i></p><p><i><font size="2">tiny </font>part <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie104" alt=":yawn:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> of the Universe.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie23" alt=":bigtears:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie23" alt=":bigtears:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />You just made me feel like I wasted a lot of my time.&nbsp; Wait, I shouldn&#039;t feel bad <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> because this thread may help others who are not as &quot;talented&quot; as you are. </i></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #660033">longshot, posted: &quot;The area has been buffed for some reason...<i>I&#039;m not convinced this coin is genuine....<b>there are pimples </b>on the leg that leave me with questions.&quot;</i></span></p><p><span style="color: #660033"><br /></span></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><i>&quot;Pimples&quot; on a small portion of a coin are not a sign of a counterfeit.&nbsp; That&#039;can be the topic of another discussion.</i></span></font></p><p><span style="color: #660033"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #660033">Hommer, posted: &quot;I read the whole thread yesterday as well hoping someone could outthink me on how to explain color changes to a blind person...&quot;</span></p><p><br /></p><p><i>You are correct.&nbsp; I forget some folks are born blind.&nbsp; I should have said a 40YO experienced dealer who just went blind so they would understand color.&nbsp; <span style="color: #b30000">The entire point of this exercise is to get folks to develop a DETAILED description of what they see to a person who cannot see the coin for any reason.&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: #b30000"><br /></span></i></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><i>Answer:&nbsp; You were given two clues that may have been helpful to some members.&nbsp; The coin is a Trade dollar and the dark stain has some distinct form.&nbsp; T$ are often found with </i></span><b><i><font size="5"><span style="color: #ff0000">repaired &quot;chops&quot;</span></font></i></b><i><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">.&nbsp; They are usually easier to detect when the field is repaired rather than a masterful reengraving of the design.&nbsp; </span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><br /></span></i></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff00ff">Remember that a coin&#039;s color is very important when looking for repairs, improper cleaning, counterfeits, and alterations.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff00ff"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff00ff"></span></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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