73 Quarter. Were Did The Finish Go ?

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Canacoins Pillar of the Community Canada 955 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 02:14 am Got this in change recently. Definitely harshly cleaned ,I'm curious about the end result and how did the coin keep the detail? The 2 dark pic's are intentional to hi-lite the scoring on the coin Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 02:36 am a guess is that it was cleaned and dipped the third picture appears to show scratch marks in the fields from it being buffed/cleaned the fourth image appears to show a scratch between 2 & 3 o'clock that is possible coin roller damage Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 04:40 am Looks like someone "antiqued" it with special chemicals that you use for putting an antique finish on metal. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
aristarchus123 Pillar of the Community United States 1695 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 08:00 am The first looks like an incomplete planchet or clipped planchet. Report this Post to the Staff
robmck1967 Pillar of the Community Canada 870 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 09:51 am Love the left one with the clip! Report this Post to the Staff
Scissel Pillar of the Community Canada 693 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 1:13 pm Nice clip! Someone did experiments on the other one. The results are quite interesting, though I don't think the harsh cleaning would have been a necessary step in the process. Unless maybe it was cooked in a fire? Edited by Scissel 01/21/2017 1:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
mike9999999 Valued Member Canada 224 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 5:14 pm I've been doing expirements with 100% nickel quarters, but I didn't do it to that one. I've been trying to blacken them with vinegar, salt, and corroded copper. It's worked one time, got a 1979 Canadian nickel solid black. Never worked again :/ Report this Post to the Staff
Canacoins Pillar of the Community Canada 955 Posts	Posted 01/22/2017 12:39 am I like the antiquing angle . Makes sense. But how was original finish removed ? Tenacity and patience? @ mike9999999 : Did you get the finish off or blacken it? and just once That is interesting . Sounds like we need Merlin,Tesla or there ilk. And got the clip in change awhile back Report this Post to the Staff
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