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Bedrock of the Community
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I'm assuming the question is about the color but, it's difficult to say from the pics. Can you specify what you see?  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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Yes the color. Ive never seen one like this.
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Pillar of the Community
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The coin was painted with something, and now the paint is wearing away.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I asked because, in your pics the coin appears mostly silver-colored to me with splotches of yellow. I'm assuming that the "silvery" areas are actually brown. The other areas of brighter color must be from a coating of sorts. I would guess something clear rather than paint. Here's one I found that had been lacquered or something similar. This is before removing the coating with acetone:  The area that was covered retained its brilliance while the uncovered areas turned dull brown, as would be expected. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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It's a spender. Keep searching. We have folks report neat finds here almost every day.
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So try acetone? See if I changes
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If it paint, try turpentine....  ...  wont hurt, coin is only a cent anyway, figure out what that stuff is! |
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So try acetone? See if I changes If you want, as an expirement. Make sure it's pure acetone and give it a long soak (hours) in a covered glass container. After that, maybe use an acetone-soaked q-tip to manually remove remaining residue. It would be good for learning. It won't add any value to the coin, though. It's worth one cent either way.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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Here is what it looks like after experiment.   |
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Is that color accurate?  to the CCF! |
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I dont know exactly whats going on with it. Need advice
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Bedrock of the Community
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It does seem that the substance was removed from the surfaces, whatever it was. The new pics make it look silvery-colored. I assume that's just the pics.
How would you describe the color in-hand?
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It looks silver colored to me. Like a dime.
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