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<p>[QUOTE="torontokuba, post: 2036858, member: 56793"]Lets add one more little detail for everyone's consideration. Without dragging the TPGs into this, one might also consider the logical and realistic approach to the porous appearance. How is it that both shown examples display a uniform porosity only on the raised effigy. Was the corrosion trained to perfectly and uniformly attack only the bust, up to its perimeter, while leaving all flat areas much smoother and unaffected?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]371314[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Now, some people think that you will not find "1 example, in any of the various denominations of the design, that have a textured surface on the bust". I found one yesterday in just minutes. That would be a fact, not an opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is another link for your consideration...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.pegasusauctions.com/d12-brazil-2000-reis-1908-silver-mint-state-hairline-scratch-under-neck" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pegasusauctions.com/d12-brazil-2000-reis-1908-silver-mint-state-hairline-scratch-under-neck" rel="nofollow">http://www.pegasusauctions.com/d12-brazil-2000-reis-1908-silver-mint-state-hairline-scratch-under-neck</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="torontokuba, post: 2036858, member: 56793"]Lets add one more little detail for everyone's consideration. Without dragging the TPGs into this, one might also consider the logical and realistic approach to the porous appearance. How is it that both shown examples display a uniform porosity only on the raised effigy. Was the corrosion trained to perfectly and uniformly attack only the bust, up to its perimeter, while leaving all flat areas much smoother and unaffected? [ATTACH=full]371314[/ATTACH] Now, some people think that you will not find "1 example, in any of the various denominations of the design, that have a textured surface on the bust". I found one yesterday in just minutes. That would be a fact, not an opinion. Here is another link for your consideration... [url]http://www.pegasusauctions.com/d12-brazil-2000-reis-1908-silver-mint-state-hairline-scratch-under-neck[/url][/QUOTE]
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