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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 3233685, member: 84179&quot;]Did you ever consider that it could be sludge/grease/crud got on the coin during circulation after it left the mint?</p><p><br /></p><p>How do you know it&#039;s the same? Did you do a chemical Analysis?</p><p><br /></p><p>The 14th Century Franciscan Monk and Philosopher William of Ockham once said that the simplest explanation is usually the correct explanation.&nbsp; There are many, many, many ways for crud to get on a coin during circulation and not too many ways for Mint derived grease to stick to a coin and not come off during years of circulation.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a shame you managed to alienate [USER=44615]@paddyman98[/USER] He usually has a lot of patience with new collector error questions and has a wealth of knowledge about error coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other thing you probably didn&#039;t pick up is that one of most respected error experts/dealers in the country (world?) responded to your post.&nbsp; Not too many places where you can get that feedback.&nbsp; As a new collector, It&#039;s understandable that you didn&#039;t know, but just something to keep in mind[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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