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A Cartoonish Ike! Yikes!

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I'm wondering how this appearance was achieved. It's strangely bizarre, even for an AT Ike.

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A frying pan is my guess
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Between two pieces of cardboard for a year.
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Haven't we seen this guy before? Look at all his listings. I am thinking he used a torch.
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Oof...
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Horrendous
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This video shows a quick electrochemical way to get extreme artificial toning on silver

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Don't know if it would work on other metals. Yes, horrendous.

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I'd pay face for it without question, just for a curiosity piece. But he's asking $30? Geeez.
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I agree. I would certainly keep it if I got it in change. But paying a premium? Nope.
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Well, it is silver (40%) so the melt is maybe $5. Otherwise it isn't worth any premium. Actually looks like environmental damage to me but I am no expert.
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Well, it is silver (40%) so the melt is maybe $5.


Oh yeah. For some reason I had it in my mind that it was a Denver issue. Yes, I'd pay $5 for it. I think Cascade is right - frying pan torture.
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Oh yeah. For some reason I had it in my mind that it was a Denver issue. Yes, I'd pay $5 for it.
I missed that, too.
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It looks to me just like the damage that happens when a coin is placed onto that awful red fake-velvet foam, that was commonly used back in the 1970s by numismatic re-packagers and mass-marketeers. That stuff was acidic and quickly caused the coins to tarnish in a very un-natural way, turning the high points and open fields black.
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Yeah, I don't like this one either... Just looks damaged to me...
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