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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 3023955, member: 39084&quot;]This coin is much, much better than any of this type that I&#039;ve been able to find on ACSEARCH.</p><p><br /></p><p>The smoothing in the obverse and reverse fields is obvious, but as for tooling, nothing jumps out at me based on the limited detail/resolution in the picture you posted.&nbsp; Usually, fine detail that&#039;s been re-engraved tends to look sharp-edged, but the fine detail on this coin just looks as if it&#039;s only been slightly worn from minimal circulation.&nbsp; The weakness in the reverse legend in the 1 - 4 o&#039;clock area (&quot;PRINCIP&quot;) could be due to a weak strike or thinner flan in that area.&nbsp; I&#039;m not an expert at detecting subtle tooling, and higher resolution pictures would help.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a stunningly attractive coin.&nbsp; Personally, if it were a coin that I wanted and did not have the services of a dealer to examine it for tooling, I would purchase it under the condition that I would have an expert evaluate it and be able to return it if the expert decided it had been tooled.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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