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<p>[QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 269598, member: 4552"]Just get out a Dremel or bench grinder and smooth out that mark. :goofer:</p><p>Add similar marks on other places and it will look like part of the design.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Don't worry about it. It is your coin and just how many people will see that anyway. If you got it for decent price, why not. You can always improve later and if not, so what. Like I said it's your coin. I don't think your going to display the reverse anyway so it will not even be remembered. A long time ago I used to acquire just about anything to fill slots in Albums. Eventually by constantly improving over the years many Albums are almost completely MS. Takes time, but so what. Be proud of that coin, it's yours. </p><p>Funny story about damaged coins. At a coin show a week ago I purchased a 1995 Lincoln Cent Double Die MS-65 or so for $10. Reason was it had a few finger prints clearly on the obverse. With nothing to loose I emersed it in Acetone, then distilled water, then Tarn-X, then distilled water, and finally in a jewlery cleaner from Walmart. POOOOOF. No more finger prints. </p><p>The moral of the story is buy what YOU want.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 269598, member: 4552"]Just get out a Dremel or bench grinder and smooth out that mark. :goofer: Add similar marks on other places and it will look like part of the design.:) Don't worry about it. It is your coin and just how many people will see that anyway. If you got it for decent price, why not. You can always improve later and if not, so what. Like I said it's your coin. I don't think your going to display the reverse anyway so it will not even be remembered. A long time ago I used to acquire just about anything to fill slots in Albums. Eventually by constantly improving over the years many Albums are almost completely MS. Takes time, but so what. Be proud of that coin, it's yours. Funny story about damaged coins. At a coin show a week ago I purchased a 1995 Lincoln Cent Double Die MS-65 or so for $10. Reason was it had a few finger prints clearly on the obverse. With nothing to loose I emersed it in Acetone, then distilled water, then Tarn-X, then distilled water, and finally in a jewlery cleaner from Walmart. POOOOOF. No more finger prints. The moral of the story is buy what YOU want.[/QUOTE]
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