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<p>[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2585101, member: 1892"]I can't say I'm in complete agreement. It's always wise to question a century-old coin which is in the very earliest stages of toning, like the Peace Dollar, especially when the surface finish is so monolithic. They also have the advantage of having been able to inspect the reeding; if there's color in the recesses of the reeding (a dip sufficient for the faces won't always remove color from the reeding), the conclusion would be obvious. I'm "suspicious" of that color at the least.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Cent is even less equivocal to me, with the notable darker mottling on both faces and areas of what I'd refer to as "greater and lesser saturation." If those were the only images I had to work with, I'd call it, um, "unquestionably Questionable." <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Typical GSC fare, in other words.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2585101, member: 1892"]I can't say I'm in complete agreement. It's always wise to question a century-old coin which is in the very earliest stages of toning, like the Peace Dollar, especially when the surface finish is so monolithic. They also have the advantage of having been able to inspect the reeding; if there's color in the recesses of the reeding (a dip sufficient for the faces won't always remove color from the reeding), the conclusion would be obvious. I'm "suspicious" of that color at the least. The Cent is even less equivocal to me, with the notable darker mottling on both faces and areas of what I'd refer to as "greater and lesser saturation." If those were the only images I had to work with, I'd call it, um, "unquestionably Questionable." :) Typical GSC fare, in other words.[/QUOTE]
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