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<p>[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 4124373, member: 78244"]When I see no circulation disturbances in the fields, I am more hesitant to say (from photos) that the high point luster disturbances are from circulation. The call really needs to be in hand.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What I look for is significant color change and dulling. On the OP coin, there is a color change due to a change in the reflectivity and quality if the surface, but I don’t see the dulling I would expect if it was circulation wear. There is one questionable area, but it isn’t sufficiently lit to make a determination. Since the rest of the disturbances appear to result from coin-on-coin contact, I think it is safe to assume it is as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1068731[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The AU coin posted above clearly has the dulling present, and the color change is far more significant. It actually looks <i>worn.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]1068730[/ATTACH] </i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I see bag scuffing, but I don’t see the patches of hairlines/breakdown of luster I would expect if the coin was circulated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 4124373, member: 78244"]When I see no circulation disturbances in the fields, I am more hesitant to say (from photos) that the high point luster disturbances are from circulation. The call really needs to be in hand. What I look for is significant color change and dulling. On the OP coin, there is a color change due to a change in the reflectivity and quality if the surface, but I don’t see the dulling I would expect if it was circulation wear. There is one questionable area, but it isn’t sufficiently lit to make a determination. Since the rest of the disturbances appear to result from coin-on-coin contact, I think it is safe to assume it is as well. [ATTACH=full]1068731[/ATTACH] The AU coin posted above clearly has the dulling present, and the color change is far more significant. It actually looks [I]worn. [ATTACH=full]1068730[/ATTACH] [/I] I see bag scuffing, but I don’t see the patches of hairlines/breakdown of luster I would expect if the coin was circulated.[/QUOTE]
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