Tortured 1891 Nickel For Your Opinions

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flying_teapot Valued Member Russian Federation 417 Posts	Posted 07/13/2019 03:17 am Didn't posted for a long time, but I'm still with coins. Bought this recently for 8$. Seller was saying it has gold toning and provided these poor photos. When I got this, appeared that it is not toning, and it is not gold color. More like bronze. Gray area on motto looks like paint - but it is not paint. Acetone for almost a 24 hours, toothpiks - no way. It is very solid. What do you think happened here? I think it was failed galvanic experiment. Attempt to make this coin look like gold. Coin edge has a lot of damage, it looks like it was made using steel rasp. Maybe it was a part of chemical reaction? To connect cathode I mean. Edited by flying_teapot 07/13/2019 03:27 am Report this Post to the Staff

flying_teapot Valued Member Russian Federation 417 Posts	Posted 07/13/2019 03:18 am Or it was made as a part of jewelry... Who knows Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/13/2019 05:00 am Just a thought. It may be a poor attempt at a racketeer nickel. Here is an old link for an idea of what I am talking about http://goccf.com/t/154036 John1 Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 07/13/2019 07:37 am Hey Roman , greetings . Well whatever it is it looks pretty permanent now . Add that to the poor rims and edges of the coin. not to mention that big scratch on obverse lower left side , I would say EF-40 Details . Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34444 Posts	Posted 07/13/2019 07:56 am That is a great link @john1. This short write-up by our @SteveCaruso mentioned in that thread was pretty interesting to me: http://www.theblackcabinet.org/coun...c-1883-0001/ "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/13/2019 09:22 am Plated, now wearing off. Report this Post to the Staff
flying_teapot Valued Member Russian Federation 417 Posts	Posted 07/13/2019 09:23 am Yes, that's what I meant: poor attempt to make racketeer Report this Post to the Staff
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