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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;onlysdad, post: 74813, member: 2103&quot;]Hey, coin experts, I&#039;m looking for some help understanding some nicks on a coin I just bought.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the picture: <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;rd=1&amp;item=8330846010&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;rd=1&amp;item=8330846010&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;rd=1&amp;item=8330846010&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The nicks are barely visible in the picture, but now that I have the coin in hand, here&#039;s what I see: </p><p><br /></p><p>There are three rim nicks apparent on the reverse at about 3 o&#039;clock, 8:30, and 10:30.&nbsp; Each of these seems to have a similar and somewhat unnatural shape, as if each had been gouged by a chisel coming in at the same angle relative to the edge of the coin.&nbsp; Also, each nick seems to have some white residue deep inside the nick.&nbsp; However, I also see very small amounts of similar whitish residue scattered here and there on both sides of the coin, so this residue may&nbsp; not be unique to the nicks, but may simply have accumulated there because the nicks are so deep. </p><p><br /></p><p>Does anybody know anything about these kinds of nicks on a half cent of this age?</p><p>Could this coin have be mounted at one time in some kind of jewelry?</p><p>Would these nicks cause this coin to come back in a body bag if I sent them to PCGS or NGC?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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