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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2672314, member: 24314&quot;]&quot;Yo time is up&quot;&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The dollar has a <span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 0)">repaired cheek</span>.&nbsp; The reason it was in a grading seminar was to illustrate a very important point and train our eye to look at the total coin.&nbsp; Take a quick look at the excellent image in Post#41 again.</p><p><br /></p><p>The color of a coin&#039;s surface, especially on areas where it is not uniform, often indicates something.&nbsp; So <span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 0)">a change of color</span> (on the cheek) should be one of (if not the first) the things your eye is drawn too.&nbsp; This image has four basic colors:</p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp; Dark gray at the upper right corner.</p><p>2.&nbsp; Shiny streaks between the hair curls.</p><p>3.&nbsp; An overall medium gray surface.</p><p>4.&nbsp; A lighter patch on the cheek.&nbsp; Bingo.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, we need to find the reason for the color change.&nbsp; Some members notice the cheek looked depressed.&nbsp; It is.&nbsp; The coin in hand reflects light making the depression easier to see.&nbsp; The micrograph (sorry for the color) in this post shows a very crude attempt to remove something from the cheek.&nbsp; Note the scratches.</p><p><br /></p><p>When my wife saw the image in the original post she immediately asked &quot;Why didn&#039;t they buff the entire obverse to hide that change of color?&quot;&nbsp; I told her they usually do and she would make a good &quot;crook.&quot;&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; I mean &quot;cook.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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