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stevex6 Pillar of the Community 3352 Posts	Posted 10/04/2012 08:10 am I hope you feel better before the weekend, maridvnvm ... Oh, and for the record => this weekend is a long weekend (Canadian Thanksgiving) ... it's turkey-time!! Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 10/04/2012 11:18 am I think this my have been a purchase to regret JW, often hard to realise when your in the hot seat and getting good offers. Here is a closer picture of what appears to be yellow base metal poking through, around where the legend has been worn away on the obverse. I cant really think of an innocent explanation for it - I may also see a seam under the bust but its very hard to be 100% from a standard picture. I'm glad I wasn't the only one with suspicions, I held off posting for a while thinking I was crazy but wanted to say something before you pulled the trigger. Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian members, enjoy the turkey. Edited by bobbyhelmet 10/04/2012 11:21 am Report this Post to the Staff
dougsmit Pillar of the Community United States 1549 Posts	Posted 10/04/2012 12:01 pm Innocent explanation: When a coin is made of a debased alloy, sometimes the mint 'pickled' the flan by soaking in a mild acid before striking. This treatment dissolved a bit of the copper from the surface leaving a porous honeycomb of better silver on top. When the coin was struck, pressure smashed this down making the surface a higher percentage of silver than the interior of the coin. As the coin wears, the interior will start to show in some places but it is still a silver alloy just a little bit less pure than the surface rather than a completely different metal as is the case with fourrees. Sometimes we even see the entire enriched surface exfoliate leaving a porous coin with occasional patches of the surface here and there. I recently posted a coin of Parion with this problem in another thread. I recommended against buying the coin in question because it was on so small a flan and was missing so much legend although it does have the name Nero. I has no trace of the double dating which I think makes the type extra special. http://www.pbase.com/dougsmit/image/117809611 Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 10/04/2012 12:30 pm So do you believe it to be genuine Doug? Is your explanation what has happened or what may have happened? Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 10/04/2012 1:51 pm I believe the coin is 100% genuine. That is just me. Report this Post to the Staff
Dionysos Valued Member Canada 472 Posts	Posted 10/04/2012 2:21 pm All the coins I've seen personally with this sort of discoloration were fakes and I too feel I've seen these dies somewhere but, like Martin, can't seem to find where Could well be genuine, I'm sure either way it would clearly show in hands, but I wouldn't take the risk Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 10/04/2012 2:34 pm Quote: I'm sure either way it would clearly show in hands, but I wouldn't take the risk Hit the nail on the head, I guess thats the issue here. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 10/05/2012 01:03 am Quote: Uh-oh => I think my good friend, DVC, said it best: Hey Steve! Glad that clip continues to entertain. Even with incomplete legends, the centering is nice on both sides--something about that, naah. Report this Post to the Staff
stevex6 Pillar of the Community 3352 Posts	Posted 10/05/2012 01:07 am Report this Post to the Staff
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