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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;joecoincollect, post: 2513176, member: 71338&quot;]200 dollars is not too bad. I&#039;ve done worse early on <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> The coin looks over-dipped to me, with spot treatments on top of other dips. There just isn&#039;t much life to the coin. With that awesome detail, you&#039;d expect deep, booming luster (the kind that strikes most experienced collectors as natural). My guess is that it had natural luster but toned too dark for the previous owner and so they kept dipping until they stripped the natural luster away. Better pics might tell me it was a polishing job, but I&#039;m not guessing this because I can&#039;t see small hairlines everywhere which would be indicative of polishing. I&#039;d suggest looking at a bunch of graded mint state coins on ebay and get the feel for coins with more natural skin. It just takes familiarity and you&#039;ll do a lot better with future purchases[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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