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thusdayclub Valued Member Poland 263 Posts	Posted 05/30/2014 2:25 pm Hello. Here is my newest purchase. "At hand" coin looks awesome, but unfortunately, some things just isn't right, in my opinion. Color is chocolate brown and looks very natural, but... When I am looking at coin from different angle, color is changing and now it didn't look so natural. My first thought it was polishing, but maybe the coin was laquered? It looks like there is some "layer" and it is nice visible "at hand". Maybe bath in acetone will give me answer? One more thing - please tell me something about weakness of "6" in date and top right corner of the shield. It is strike weakness or maybe some kind of damage? Thank you for your help and grade opinions. Report this Post to the Staff

TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 05/30/2014 4:02 pm The film looks like it may be finger oils or something of the sort. The colors you see are the result of thin film interference, I think. There is a nice wikipedia article on it if you are not familiar with the term. But I don't like the way there is dirt/verdigris around all the devices and the fields are clear. Seems fishy to me. The weakness in the 6 is probably the result of grease in the die. Report this Post to the Staff
Cruisinfusion Pillar of the Community United States 1531 Posts	Posted 05/30/2014 4:26 pm Looks cleaned, IMO. The face and devices seem a bit too shiny. Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 05/30/2014 4:27 pm Looks like it may have had a light buffing at some point the 6 and the last couple letters in AMERICA looks like they were grease filled. Still a very nice coin IMO.. Report this Post to the Staff
bpoc1 Rest in Peace United States 4078 Posts	Posted 05/30/2014 4:30 pm Quote: My first thought it was polishing, but maybe the coin was laquered? Looks lacquered to me. Why the 3rd picture? Quote: Maybe bath in acetone will give me answe It will remove the lacquer. I believe. Nice coin. Rim nicks at 11 and 12 Looks off center to me, obverse. Lets see what the CCF members think. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2012 Pillar of the Community United States 8137 Posts	Posted 05/30/2014 4:57 pm VF details Report this Post to the Staff
zxcccxz Pillar of the Community Canada 5417 Posts	Posted 05/30/2014 5:02 pm Looks cleaned. Still the coin has good detail. Report this Post to the Staff
flippy Pillar of the Community Australia 1874 Posts	Posted 05/31/2014 7:20 pm VF Details Report this Post to the Staff
Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 06/01/2014 9:32 pm VF-35. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36903 Posts	Posted 06/02/2014 11:21 am VF details, cleaned and retoned. Report this Post to the Staff
jpbone Pillar of the Community United States 1959 Posts	Posted 06/02/2014 12:01 pm I'm no expert on copper, but as mentioned by another poster, it looks conditioned/filmed with oil. This is done all the time to eliminate a dry and flat look some copper gets when it's been sitting for a long time. It can easily be removed. The tone of the coin under the shine looks right to my eye and would be difficult to replicate such a genuine look IMO. I'm sure there are people out there that disagree, and it probably can be done, but retoned copper seems to stand out to me. This one doesn't appear re-toned. If it is, they did a good enough job, I would be ok with it. Problem free is always the question. I try to buy only coins that are problem free. With that being said, I would buy this coin for a fair price. Report this Post to the Staff
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