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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jeankay, post: 505029, member: 12159&quot;]Hi Boss,</p><p>That is a mighty fine 09S vdb... regardless of scratches. </p><p>By the way, a few weeks ago I checked out a new-to-me coin dealer north of my home place. He had a 14D in a flip that I was interested in. The front of this coin had the same sort of scratches as yours. When I asked how that happened he said it was because a long time ago people would shellac coins thinking it would preserve them, and the results upon removing the shellac gave the coin this harshly cleaned appearance.</p><p>I have found a couple of shellacked coins and wondered why people would do that to a nice coin. </p><p>Just something to pass along to fellow collectors.</p><p>jeankay[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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