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52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8518 Posts	Posted 08/10/2012 4:50 pm ...I bought these for 1.75 each off ebay. Just a pic of a reverse, not even the reverse of one of the actual coins. The listing described the 1900 as having 2.5 diamonds and the 1901 having all four. I thought what the heck and bought them for the learning experience cause thats how I roll, lol. Anyways when I looked at em it looks like something dark was applied to them. Looks brushed on actually and you can see that the brushing ended at the rims. Even brush marks. I wrote a note asking what it might be that they applied to the surface but I probly wont get a response. In the name of science, do any of you yahoo's have an idea what it might be ? It's a very dark chocolatey substance. I'm going to give the 1901 an acetone bath and see what happens. Here they are.... Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff

jokingjoker Pillar of the Community United States 2150 Posts	Posted 08/10/2012 4:56 pm Dellers maybe? Report this Post to the Staff
OldSkoolMadSkilz Pillar of the Community United States 2077 Posts	Posted 08/10/2012 7:21 pm I think in the old days, collectors would lacquer their coins. Report this Post to the Staff
52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8518 Posts	Posted 08/10/2012 7:28 pm Yeah but this is something else. On the 1900 you can see faint brush marks going across the face and you can see where the brush marks end on the rim. The rim didn't quite get covered entirely and shows through. Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff
OldSkoolMadSkilz Pillar of the Community United States 2077 Posts	Posted 08/10/2012 7:39 pm If acetone doesn't work, try alcohol. Report this Post to the Staff
Dave H Pillar of the Community United States 1436 Posts	Posted 08/10/2012 8:44 pm Varnish or possibly glue? Report this Post to the Staff
52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8518 Posts	Posted 08/11/2012 5:17 pm Wow, acetone didn't even begin to take it off. I did a 20 minute soak and nothing came off. I can see the brush marks better, lol. Too bad, the 1901 is a really nice strike. Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 08/11/2012 6:06 pm Quote: I did a 20 minute soak and nothing came off. Raymo, you may have to let it soak longer looks like shellac or something like that. Report this Post to the Staff
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