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Moderator
 United States
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How can a "layer" be missing LIKE THIS? The lettering seems mostly intact, just the background is "missing".  371548986163*** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. ***Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here)See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) |
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Valued Member
United States
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What does the other side look like?
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
Yes, an obverse photo might help. Right now it almost looks like the toning has chipped away. But I can't think of a reason why it would leave the design elements with the tone while removing it from the fields. I can't even imagine that an acid of any type might do this. I'll be watching this one as I can't think of a good reason why it would do this either.
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Moderator
United States
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Looks like the brighter area is something on the coin. Maybe an acetone soak might help but the end result is still going to look odd. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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when I first looked at this coin, I immediately thought it was plated, probably in a high school chemistry class
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Moderator
 United States
54282 Posts |
The obverse looks completely normal. The ebay item number is posted just under the photo. Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here)See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) |
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United States
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Notice the area inside the O of ONE and the half of the D of UNITED. Strange.
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Most likely glue. The glue covered area has not toned and the exposed area has.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks to be plated and peeling. Used to plate copper pennies with my chemistry class students.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It is a layer of old glue, plating would cover the devices instead of acting like a liquid and settling in the fields.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Full brown coin that was exposed to a chemical on the reverse which removed the brown.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I remember at one time people used to put varnish on BU coins to protect them. So something like this may have been on part of the coin protecting the surface in that area. The tops of the devices on ONE may have worn off this layer and thus started to turn brown. But it is still a Wheat cent. BU cents like this are not real expensive if you want to get a replacement in BU. they are out there.   |
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