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Nice bar, Cascade  |
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First year they changed the Canadian 5-cent from pure nickel to copper-nickel... you get some cool toned coins in the 1982 proof sets.  "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
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Cascade has a beautiful bar! And awesome 1904 morgan Chute72!
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That's too bad about the fingerprints. Nice coin, though.
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You do know those aren't fingerprints, right?
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You do know those aren't fingerprints, right? Please explain. |
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I belive chute is referring to textile toning whereby the imprint of the canvas bag is made in the pattern. I must say though most textiles I've seen are more dot like...
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This might well be good fodder for another article, but the "prints" are from a woven fabric. From the spacing, and the history of the 1904-O mintage, very possibly the original treasury bag. While the fabric has bends and folds, the fabric maintains a surprisingly equal spacing - much like a plowed field. This is a good indicator that the toning is original and not artificially induced. If you look at genuine fingerprints, you will see interruptions to the lines, and a pattern that is irregular. Notably in features like the loop and whorl. Now that you know this, I'll bet you see it more often - especially on Morgans that often sat for many years in the treasury bags. Great portions of the 1904-O dollars were not released from the treasury until the 1960's and 1970's. Also visible to a lesser extent on this example.  |
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That makes sense. Thanks!
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Here is another one, toned on both sides. At the top of obverse and reverse is evidence of bag print toning.   |
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Thank you for explaining.
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Ya chute, after you said it wasn't fingerprints I was about to call you on it, which at fitst glance I assumed they were, then I started to look for loops and ridges. While the bottom of the pattern in front of liberty's face told me "maybe" a fingerprint that pattern above her head was too evenly spaced and straight. Leading me to believe you were thinking textile pattern.  thanks... |
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I'm gonna post a toner here that some say may be textile in a few when I dig it out. Give me your opinion chute, you may have seen it before though?
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