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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ordinary Fool, post: 2788269, member: 85318&quot;]The reverse looks flash plated, not polished. I&#039;d bust it out, unless that mounting was also precious metal, definitely if cheap pot metal and consider having plating, assuming that it has been plated, carefully un-flash plate it.</p><p><br /></p><p>At VF20, it is about 700 bucks and if the plating comes off revealing much higher grade an overall coin, yet, conserved to get it there, that may be a bargain for somebody.</p><p><br /></p><p>Or, I may be stark raving mad.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, if that bezel is pot metal, I&#039;d remove it so fast (and carefully) it wouldn&#039;t be a thought. I&#039;ve removed plenty finding no or virtually no damage resulting.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even if it were decent metal, maybe silver, don&#039;t destroy it removing the coin and stuff in some antique cameo pic of somebody appreciated and/or missed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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