Given that someone has apparently reanodized the crank, unless the original purchaser is definitely known I'd say it's doubtful any guess of the history/mileage of the crank would be reliable.
Kurt Sperry Bellingham, Washington USA
On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 1:55 PM, Rob Hawks <rob.hawks@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Please take a look at the photos in this blog entry:
> http://449km.blogspot.com/
>
> I'd like your comments on exactly what the darker section on the break
> would mean. The crank in question is a gold anodized Campy NR crank.
> The crank had not seen many miles at all, and had not been abused.
>
> rob hawks
> richmond, ca