| I wonder how you can tell that it has never been replated. Is it possible that the "replating" (if any such was ever done), maybe wasn't of as high a quality as the original and it too has worn away giving the appearance that it might have been "original"? Usually, worn stamps or engraving is, as you allude, indicative of overbuffing.
I'm not trying to argue with your statement that it was original, just raising a point that might be a possible explanation for what you have noticed. |