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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1473274, member: 112&quot;]Even it has some on it, you couldn&#039;t tell it did from looking at pics.</p><p><br /></p><p>The point is there are a great many things that it could be. Altered surfaces can even be used to indicate the coin was harshly cleaned or whizzed, and then had something else done to it to try and hide that. </p><p><br /></p><p>Just based on the pics I am inclined to think that chemicals were put on the coin to darken its surfaces, and maybe to try and hide or cover up something.</p><p><br /></p><p>Either way, even if the coin did not have altered surfaces it would still be designated as a problem coin and not be graded because of the sizable dent in the edge.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m trying to say that coin is a problem coin for several reasons. Altered surfaces is merely the code they chose to use in this case.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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