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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;montynj3417, post: 5183471, member: 89220&quot;]Your gut feeling seems right. The 1834 coin is evidently well-circulated, but what is even more evident; it just seems too clean for a coin that&#039;s been through what that one has! The 1851, on the other hand has good detail since it has a lot fewer &quot;touches&quot;. I agree with Kentucky- it&#039;s dirty. Where you or someone else have been handling it, the dirt is rubbing off, which signifies to me that it could have had a dirty secret in its past, like a lengthy interlude in a muddy (or worse) gutter! Could be that the dark staining is someone&#039;s nose grease- skin oils, mixed with dirt. Perhaps a gentle bath isn&#039;t out of line here. Ah, the gutters of Paris....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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