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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mlov43, post: 2639073, member: 16729&quot;]I have recently bought two cheap ($2) key date Japanese modern coins that I think may have been &quot;whizzed.&quot;&nbsp; A close look under 5X magnification or higher reveals tiny hairlines.&nbsp; But easier to see is the flatness of the luster, and the &quot;smoothness&quot; of the edges of the dings and nicks in the fields.&nbsp; On top of that, it looks like someone artificially toned &#039;em with something like &quot;cherry juice&quot; to make them look &quot;red&quot; again.&nbsp;&nbsp; And that was done unevenly, too.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>All of the above becomes glaringly obvious when compared side-by-side with a true Mint State example of the same coin with nice luster and surfaces.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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