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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;svessien, post: 8285328, member: 15481&quot;]I think this is a question where you draw the line between tooling and smoothing. The coin has been smoothed, probably by wet cleaning and rubbing on the patina. Now, was the patina part of the original die? No. Are the scratches in the patina, or do they go into the metal? We don’t know. But to me, tooling involves going into the metal, while smoothing and cleaning goes into the patina to various degrees.</p><p>I wouldn’t mind having the coin in my collection. It’s a really nice type. But I would be aware that the coin is smoothed, and that that should affect the price negatively. It’s a buyer beware thing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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