1906 Indian Head Cent / IHC AU Details, But What Happened? Mystery...

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paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 06/03/2015 9:46 pm I'll call this one "Airtite Holmes and the Mystery of the Dark Princess." Not sure what happened to this poor IHC. Perhaps she took an unwanted bath in some sort of something, or perhaps chemistry decided to show up. If you only look at the good parts of the coin, it's a strong AU, full diamonds, sharp. The problem is that you can't only look at the good parts of the coin. Help Mr Holmes out here; be a Watson and tell me what REALLY happened (and why?) Should he send out for the Verdi-Care team? First two scans are the obverse & reverse. Third scan is an "inverse color" scan that shows the details much better, and shows the area of damage. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff

Celticsoul Pillar of the Community United States 1566 Posts	Posted 06/03/2015 10:41 pm I've seen Indian Heads corrode green, red, blue and every color of the rainbow. It was just exposed to something corrosive. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 06/03/2015 11:36 pm It's rather bizarre; I dig coins like this often while detecting but usually the entire surface is covered, not just a small portion. A shame, too, as it would be a pretty nice coin otherwise. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 06/04/2015 12:08 am I would say poor cleaning attempt at some point. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 06/04/2015 08:09 am Quote: I've seen Indian Heads corrode green, red, blue and every color of the rainbow. It was just exposed to something corrosive I Agree !! Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36839 Posts	Posted 06/04/2015 11:47 am Environmental damage Report this Post to the Staff
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1906 IHC AU Details, But What Happened? Mystery...