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EurekaGold
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BUT - looking at the large pictures I see something what looks like residue in the crevices of the letters (A, M and R) and some denticles on the obverse.
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Of course the only way to be sure is to see the coin in person.
When I look at the whole slab photo, I see what you mean, but the close-up pictures do not indicate putty to me. Perhaps the angle of the whole slab pictures make the coin look duller than it is.
EurekaGold, In reply to your above quoted post, I do see remnants of some foreign substance which appears dark in the following photo, and light colored in the corresponding slab photos within the protected areas of the letters and in some of the rim denticles.
Whether putty, shellac or dirt -- it is a foreign substance. I note that this coin was not graded with the PCGS Secure "sniffer" technology, which perhaps would have detected this substance. Since this coin was graded MS-63 by PCGS this material should not be dirt from circulation.
There also appear to be some spots on the coin depicted best in the slab photos which may indicate that the coin has previously been conserved.
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Edited to add: Stuart, you are 180 degrees off on the conservation issue. While the picture color is amped. the little copper deposits on the obverse show the coin has not had surface loss.
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Having agreed on that, with reference to the following 2 HA slab images, don't you suspect that something is not kosher with this coin considering the spots and the light colored residue within the protected areas of the letters and in some of the rim denticles?
There also appears to be muted or subdued luster in some of the unprotected areas of both obverse and reverse fields that coincides with some of the referenced spotting.
HA description from previous sale during Jan 2010 FUN Auction : "Magnification brings out some wispy handling marks that limit the grade. Above average overall eye appeal."
1867 PCGS-63 $3 Gold Princess - HA Slab Images
Stuart
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An 148 year old coin is entitled to some gunk in the crevices, MS or not, so that wasn't a good argument.
Based on the milky look to the fields, I would not bid on the coin if I couldn't see it in-hand.
Having learned my lesson about not being critical enough a few times, I'd step away from this coin.
I knew it would happen.