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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;physics-fan3.14, post: 2262815, member: 19165&quot;]Yes, it looks like it was polished. Those surfaces do not appear natural. You can often get this look with a mild paste of baking soda, rubbed gently on the surfaces. The result is an &quot;unnaturally prooflike&quot; sheen. </p><p><br /></p><p>A key indicator is to look at the protected areas around the devices (most noticeable on teh obverse around Liberty and the motto). They are a different color/texture than the open fields, because whatever was used to polish this coin couldn&#039;t get into the crevices.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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