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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2832884, member: 24314"]IMHO, you should have left them in there original slabs. <span style="color: #b300b3">Easy for <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> me to say?</span> Not really. The 1866 is environmentally damaged. That's a weasel way of writing that it is <span style="color: #ff0000">corroded</span>. AU-58 is a fair grade considering. The other coin is not original. Unusual toning hides old cleaning. Key to look for besides its color is the "halo effect" especially obvious around the reverse relief. </p><p><br /></p><p>It is not my business but I'll bet the price you paid was a "very good steal."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2832884, member: 24314"]IMHO, you should have left them in there original slabs. [COLOR=#b300b3]Easy for :bucktooth: me to say?[/COLOR] Not really. The 1866 is environmentally damaged. That's a weasel way of writing that it is [COLOR=#ff0000]corroded[/COLOR]. AU-58 is a fair grade considering. The other coin is not original. Unusual toning hides old cleaning. Key to look for besides its color is the "halo effect" especially obvious around the reverse relief. It is not my business but I'll bet the price you paid was a "very good steal."[/QUOTE]
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