AU details sounds right there is still a lot of detail, not much wear, just a light rub, the pits or "shotgun blast" would be most likely from corossion from being a dug coin, or just had some acid splashed on it some time ago. It was defintely cleaned up at one point. Could also have been in a gravel street and driven over, the reverse rim shows some rough spots like the front as well.
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