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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Brett_in_Sacto, post: 2479543, member: 71510&quot;]My first experience was with a 1905-P Barber half dollar.&nbsp; Without knowing (or being told by the so-called &quot;Pro&quot; I took it to) about restoration - it came back graded Uncirculated - foreign substance.&nbsp; I got it at an estate auction.&nbsp; It was in a pile of Barber half dollars in an ash tray.&nbsp; I&#039;m guessing that the guy had cigars or pipes he used to smoke and he&#039;d set the pipe/cigar into the ash tray - hence the layer of residue.&nbsp; It was so dark, but it was uncirculated.&nbsp; Had they done a restoration to remove the excess gunk - I think it would have graded a technical 62-63 - maybe higher.&nbsp; I&#039;ll never know.&nbsp; Not sure if it still would have been a details coin, but for the conditional rarity - it would have been worth the time/effort/risk.</p><p><br /></p><p>Meanwhile I sold it to an HA employee for a handy profit (paid about $15ea for a collection of 7 Barber half dollars).&nbsp; I got $700 for the coin, and he got a bargain.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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