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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 2143083, member: 27832&quot;]I appreciate the tip, but this is about the last coin I&#039;d consider submitting for that treatment.</p><p><br /></p><p>First, the coin is massively impaired. Besides the hole and the engraving, it&#039;s worn and dinged down to XF details level, and the wire rim is mashed. It still has characteristics that distinguish it from a business strike, but it&#039;s never going to resemble an unimpaired proof.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second, the damage tells a story. There are lots of impaired and even holed proofs out there, but I haven&#039;t encountered any others engraved &quot;Buffington Thanksgiving&quot;. Someone put deliberate thought into this; maybe someday I&#039;ll learn who, and why.</p><p><br /></p><p>Stockton&#039;s name has come up here in the past. While &quot;coin doctoring&quot; is usually held in bad odor here, I think there&#039;s a place for serious <i>restoration</i> work, as long as it&#039;s not done with intent to defraud. Just not on this piece. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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