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Can anyone tell if this IH was tampered with?

Seller says it is a possibility.



I am new to this so if it is tampered with what did they do?

Thanks indian head

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  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    When a coin is not in a premier third party holder and the owner says it may have been whizzed

    and color enhanced, please believe them and act accordingly. These things are hard to tell from a picture.

    Possible means probable.
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  • BigD5BigD5 Posts: 3,433
    Seller says it looks whizzed, which is like polishing. Someone buffed the coin with a soft cloth on a buffing machine.

    According to the seller anyways. Don't see a reason why NOT to believe the seller.
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  • Well the seller said it was questionable, in her other auctions she stated if the coin was in fact cleaned or whizzed.
  • thanks
  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,343 ✭✭✭✭✭
    From the photos, it has the look of a whizzed coin. The fact that the seller says it may be whizzed should be all you really need to know. Pass.
    All glory is fleeting.
  • nwcsnwcs Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭
    Luster is off, so I'd agree with whizzing.
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,971 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The color has definitely been "enhanced." I don't like the shiney spot that runs from 12 to 6 on the obverse and the similar one on the reverse. It has the look of whizzing. I think that this coin looks better in the picture than it does in real life.
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