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<p>[QUOTE="Evan Saltis, post: 21061460, member: 103066"]That is the first place I look, as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim said it well, I think I definitely see signs of tooling.</p><p><br /></p><p>In theory, this tooling if left undetected could make the difference between an AU and MS coin. The tooling marks here don't seem to follow the flow of the rest of the hair in the area, so perhaps this is another tell.</p><p><br /></p><p>Below I have (poorly) circled the areas in question. If I had this coin in hand, I think I'd catch this as I can tell the difference between unstruck material and worn points. However, many do not do their due diligence when buying, as I'm sure we all know.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1542036[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Evan Saltis, post: 21061460, member: 103066"]That is the first place I look, as well. Jim said it well, I think I definitely see signs of tooling. In theory, this tooling if left undetected could make the difference between an AU and MS coin. The tooling marks here don't seem to follow the flow of the rest of the hair in the area, so perhaps this is another tell. Below I have (poorly) circled the areas in question. If I had this coin in hand, I think I'd catch this as I can tell the difference between unstruck material and worn points. However, many do not do their due diligence when buying, as I'm sure we all know. [ATTACH=full]1542036[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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