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Valued Member
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Rest in Peace
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Incomplete paint removal? Either that or it wasn't cleaned completely from the dirt it was smeared with(doubtful, surface too smooth)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Old lightly circulated coins sometimes exhibit different toning around the edges of the devices. This is because the fields come in contact with dirty fingers more often. The edges of the devices are spared from the abuse of circulation. On this example you can also see the change in toning hugging the edges of the lettering.
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01/14/2018 11:59 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Case in point. Look at the contrast in toning on this original Seated dollar:  |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Nice example, Mike! I think the question has been answered.
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Valued Member
 New Zealand
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We're not looking at the same thing! What I see are mottled rust-coloured specks across both the devices and fields.
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Valued Member
New Zealand
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Just realised that the photo resolution is much finer via my ebay app than via the web link. Go that that way and I think you'll see what I mean. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The unevenness of the color can be caused my many different things.
Most likely, some type of gunk got on the coin, and it probably was cleaned at a later time which caused to have different colors.
It could have been cleaned, dipped, some type of chemical, who knows...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree with coconut on this. It appears that it had some gunk built up which is not unusual for these old coppers and, in the process of removing it, it left some uneven toning or possibly left behind some environmental damage.
This is an example of a coin to avoid, especially, at that price. There are far too many large cents out there that with a little more time and patience one with better eye appeal and without problems will pop up.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 Not a coin I'd consider. |
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New Zealand
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CJ's theory sounds reasonable.
(Not a coin I would consider either. Just intrigued by the strange appearance.)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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chesterb's theory is also plausible (discoloration left over from verdigris removal).
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 United States
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chesterb's theory is also plausible (discoloration left over from verdigris removal). I can see it.  |
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