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brefos77 Pillar of the Community United States 792 Posts	Posted 10/30/2008 12:29 pm I'm gonna guess someone put some salt on it and poured some vinegar on it. The salt grains could justify the perfect little squares. What do you think? Edited by brefos77 10/30/2008 12:30 pm Report this Post to the Staff

nod2003 Pillar of the Community United States 3294 Posts	Posted 10/30/2008 12:53 pm Abe got caught in a blizzard? Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 10/30/2008 1:05 pm I'll guess the pitting is from exposure to an acid. Compare it to this coin: Report this Post to the Staff
brefos77 Pillar of the Community United States 792 Posts	Posted 10/30/2008 4:45 pm I see where you're going Kurt, but I've had several of those acid-dipped ones before. Mine still feels smooth as a cent should compared to the gritty feel of the acid-dipped one. Maybe it's just one of those deals where someone was bored or something. Who knows? Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 10/30/2008 5:04 pm Hmmm...ok, I think I jumped to conclusions here! Now looking closer at your coin, do you notice how the spots have a consistently cubic shape, while varying in size? You got my curiosity now...have you put this under a scope; does the discoloration appear to be differing color in the metal? Seeing those cubic spots makes me almost think of some kind of crystalization at work. I see the same process on the coin's rim. I'm not a metallurgist--is it possible for different alloys to crystalize out of a cooling ingot in such patterns? Report this Post to the Staff
brefos77 Pillar of the Community United States 792 Posts	Posted 10/30/2008 6:59 pm Here it is 60x on my QX-3. Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 10/30/2008 9:07 pm Wow...the regularity there is intriguing, as well as those faint connectors between each cubic area. Aha--salt/vinegar? Yeah, those shapes sure remind me of salt, lol...most plausible. Edited by KurtS 10/30/2008 10:03 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Morgans Dad Pillar of the Community United States 5611 Posts	Posted 10/30/2008 10:07 pm In my opinion a spray of a liquid was applied... Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 10/31/2008 12:34 am Only the person who did the damage knows for sure:-) Report this Post to the Staff
brefos77 Pillar of the Community United States 792 Posts	Posted 10/31/2008 12:54 am We could ask everybody if they were the culprit, but I think I'll just throw it back in the recycle bin and just call it a strange anomaly. Thanks for your help, guys! Report this Post to the Staff
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