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Message:: [QUOTE="BigTee44, post: 1789092, member: 41883"]So I went into my LCS today to get my 1856-O Seated Quarter sent into NGC to get graded. I handed him the coin and within 2 seconds in his hand he says "the coins been recolored and it's not uncirculated." So obviously I know the coin isn't MS, but was hoping to get a mid range AU. This is the only picture I have of this coin, but how can he tell it has been recolored? If I was to dip the coin would it make it possible for grading? Needless to say he talked me out of paying the $60 to get the coin graded. I know he's been in the business for many years and has a lot more knowledge than I do, but how exactly can he tell within 2 seconds it's been recolored? I had some unexpected things happen in my life and I'm needing to cash in some of my more valuable coins and I thought getting it graded would help it sell faster but now I'm sitting on a "problem" coin and doubt I'll be able to get out of it what I paid for it. Just trying to see how I can learn from an expensive mistake and hopefully not get taken in by the beautiful color on a coin again. Any tips or suggestions would be very helpful. If you need anymore pictures let me know, I can get some more done up and put up on here.  [ATTACH=full]288303[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]288302[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]288301[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]