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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2559974, member: 24314&quot;]This is what I believe.&nbsp; The coin is covered w/tiny carbon spots.&nbsp; The one you show is the most severe.&nbsp; Carbon spots can creep up the sides of the relief.&nbsp; Debris, spit, etc. can cause the spots.&nbsp; If it were a lump of dirt, I SHOULD HOPE the grading service would have removed it (as at least one TPGS does for free).</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, the most important thing to consider.&nbsp; A spot is a spot.&nbsp; It does not matter what caused the spot.&nbsp; The irregular outline + the light color in the field and dark color near the relief is classic of corrosion which (like toning) is often seen radiating outward - dark to light.</p><p><br /></p><p>I stopped collecting expensive &quot;red&quot; copper almost forty years ago when my key Lincolns developed spots. Nevertheless, you have a great looking, genuine, CAC MS-64 red coin!</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">EDIT:&nbsp; <span style="color: #000000">I forgot, it&#039;s a 65.&nbsp; I should trade out of it or <span style="color: #b300b3">put it on consignment with a dealer.</span>&nbsp; Tell him you want $X (slightly more than you paid and don&#039;t be greedy) and he can keep anything over the agreed amount.&nbsp; There will be a nicer one out there that will go up in value faster.&nbsp; I&#039;ll guarantee that the first thing any dealer is going to tell you is it is not a 65 because of the large spot. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> That&#039;s the way some are. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie47" alt=":greedy:" 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" /><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" /></span></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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