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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Spark1951, post: 25492128, member: 90692&quot;]Nothing earth-shattering, but I got both of these from circulation 3 days ago.&nbsp; Note that the &#039;82D is a RED and very well preserved and is maybe AU58+ (if you stretch it a little) and the &#039;55 is in good shape too with some minor corrosion but probably closer to XF45.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1631994[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The odd part is they were both from one transaction.&nbsp; I was using a WalMart self-serve kiosk and paid cash for a small item and got them both back from the machine.&nbsp; Also odd:&nbsp; they both weigh exactly 3.11 grams.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, the &#039;82D is a Large Date, but I haven&#039;t checked for varieties yet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, this photo posed a real challenge for me.&nbsp; I ended up using 3 light sources to take them side by side, the disparity in reflectivity being the main problem.&nbsp; But once I split the second source to more strongly illuminate the &#039;55, I then filled in both coins with a low-power pen-light to chase glare and shadow.&nbsp; Came out pretty good, I thought.&nbsp; Here are the backs of both:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1631995[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1631996[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Hope you enjoy, comments are always welcome...Spark[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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