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Valued Member
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Can you enlarge the obverse pic? I'd like to get a better look at those vertical lines all over the surface.
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Valued Member
 United States
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Larger image obverse  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Can we get the weight?
Based on the obverse pic, it almost looks painted. Have you already given it an acetone bath at all?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Clearly not die polishing lines. Are these raised, or incuse?
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Valued Member
United States
338 Posts |
I checked the weight and it is consistently 26.68 gr. The striations appear to be uniformed and not raised. The outer edge of the rim is clean and uniform in color. This is a coin that has been in a flip since ~60s. What's my next test?
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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it almost looks painted  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Maybe planchet striations?
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Valued Member
United States
338 Posts |
Could this be a matte or satin finish?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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are the same striations on the reverse as well? its hard to tell. this one has me stumped. I can see why some folks think it might be painted as they appear to be brush strokes but if they are incused then that would rule that out. die polishing is not likely as they are completely across the devices  |
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Pillar of the Community
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What's my next test? Have you given it an acetone bath yet? Soak it in Acetone, Xylene, even paint thinner. These won't affect the surfaces of the coin if it's not paint, if it is, might soften it a bit. Rule out or in the paint concept. To me, it almost looks as if an abrasive was used first, created the striations, then it was painted. Brushed or sprayed.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It doesn't look like paint to me. If you blow up the reverse pic, you can see a hint of the same lines on the left side. I'm guessing they are planchet striations caused by roller marks that weren't completely obliterated because of a weakish strike.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The coin was plated or coated and brushed. Probably in a bolo tie or belt buckle at one time.
AU details, altered surfaces.
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Valued Member
United States
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I soaked the coin in acetone and no residue or changed surface. So I took it over to the LCS, and after a 5-10 second lookover was told a harsh cleaning and polishing job.
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Posted 10/10/2020 5:39 pm
