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Pillar of the Community
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Looks copper to me, I can see this as a possiblaity. Acetone will help determine. Coin looks to be in great condition for being 32 years old, so I can see this being released from an inherited collection. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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A pure acetone soak will tell us if it's a stain or not.  Errers and Varietys.
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looks like a stain to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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In the full coin shot it does look like a stain, but...
Maybe it's my peepers, but there seems to be a slightly raised linear feature in the last image, when enlarged, between the "copper" and clacopper.
This makes me wonder if it is actually coppr.
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Valued Member
 United States
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I actually soaked it for a 6 hours and the its is still there. I will leave it till tomorrow and see.
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Valued Member
United States
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Moderator
United States
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Acetone is not going to remove a stain that altered the metal.
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Pillar of the Community
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To me, it looks like something acidic or basic was on the surface, and made the copper prominent on the surface. The edge of the anomaly looks down. If it were a big copper flake struck into the surface, the edge would be raised.
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Valued Member
United States
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Ok I just took a photo with my cmos camera. I looks like its a thin film of copper that got trapped when it got strucked? The color is more like what I'm seeing with my AmScope microscope. Let me know Thanks!  |
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Interesting.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I was just wondering if it's a piece of copper then why is the cupro-nickel layer showing through it? I thought maybe wear but there really shouldn't be much wear in the fields instead of the high points of the details?  Just bringing up a talking point - don't shoot the messenger   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It could very well be a struck-through copper foil. Hard to say from photos - this is one where an in-hand inspection is required.
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Hard to say from photos - this is one where an in-hand inspection is required.  |
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