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52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8516 Posts	Posted 03/05/2012 1:53 pm What do you guys think of this coin ? It looks to me to have been cleaned and re-toned but I'm pretty new to collecting. I've received coins that I know were dipped and retoned and they all have that rainbow hue to them. I'm not familiar with Dellers Darkener but maybe that's what they use to darken a dipped coin... Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff

Apollo Pillar of the Community Canada 1610 Posts	Posted 03/05/2012 2:14 pm Yes the weird purple toning, mild scratches and softly worn details means this coin has surely been cleaned at one point (or many). A coin like this in good condition would have a more redish toning, not purple, and the details would be sharp, not worn. Report this Post to the Staff
LincolnGuy Pillar of the Community 917 Posts	Posted 03/05/2012 3:08 pm It looks cleaned/retoned to me. I bet someone hit it with some MS70 Dellers Darkener is just sulphur mixed with vaseline and would give it a more natural color than that. Edited by LincolnGuy 03/05/2012 3:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff
VetStudent Valued Member United States 306 Posts	Posted 03/05/2012 7:09 pm agreed with above Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 03/05/2012 7:18 pm Sometimes IHC proofs take on a similar color--but slowly over 100+ years. However, a circulated coin would never take on this color normally. Report this Post to the Staff
LincolnGuy Pillar of the Community 917 Posts	Posted 03/05/2012 7:25 pm Here is a natural toned IHC you can see on the letters and feathers on the headdress there is some blue. Also there is some purple color at the top of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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