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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7839221, member: 110350"]The coin arrived yesterday (it took about 10 days to reach me from the UK). Here is my own photo, which I think looks a bit more like the coin in hand than the dealer's photo, and perhaps shows a bit more detail -- including all the corrosion pitting, especially if you click on the photo to zoom in! I sincerely hope that it doesn't make anyone change their mind about the coin's authenticity. I'm perfectly happy myself with the way the coin looks, and have no plans to perform cosmetic surgery by filling in the holes with spackle!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1348166[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding my curiosity about what the edge looks like, there's certainly no sign of a casting seam in this photo:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1348167[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>But what do people think this is (two photos of the same spot)?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1348168[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1348169[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The edge looks like that only in the one place, so I hope it's not a sign of anything suspicious.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7839221, member: 110350"]The coin arrived yesterday (it took about 10 days to reach me from the UK). Here is my own photo, which I think looks a bit more like the coin in hand than the dealer's photo, and perhaps shows a bit more detail -- including all the corrosion pitting, especially if you click on the photo to zoom in! I sincerely hope that it doesn't make anyone change their mind about the coin's authenticity. I'm perfectly happy myself with the way the coin looks, and have no plans to perform cosmetic surgery by filling in the holes with spackle! [ATTACH=full]1348166[/ATTACH] Regarding my curiosity about what the edge looks like, there's certainly no sign of a casting seam in this photo: [ATTACH=full]1348167[/ATTACH] But what do people think this is (two photos of the same spot)? [ATTACH=full]1348168[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1348169[/ATTACH] The edge looks like that only in the one place, so I hope it's not a sign of anything suspicious.[/QUOTE]
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