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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 4359967, member: 101855&quot;]Some the coins that the purists like range from almost ugly to totally ugly. When I was looking for an 1838-C $5 gold, a dealer told me he had the &quot;perfect piece&quot; that was under graded. When I got it, it was a brown as copper large cent. It hardlly looked like gold at all. Needless to say I passed on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the big problems these days is with gold and iodine. Coin doctors slather the stuff on a gold coin to make it look &quot;crusty.&quot; Frankly I am not a big fan of &quot;crusty gold.&quot; I like it as pristine as possible.</p><p><br /></p><p>This $5 gold was treated with iodine. PCGS made good on it for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1102391[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1102392[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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