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1927 Merc. What Caused This?

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Going through some Mercs and came across this one. What caused these waves? Is it acid damage?


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 Posted 01/22/2021  10:25 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add John1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like a blow torch was used on it.
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Blow torch. I may or may not have conducted similar experiments
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Severe heat for sure.
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What?! Somebody trying to melt Mercs!!
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Thanks, of course.
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What?! Somebody trying to melt Mercs!!

How could they do that to a poor defenseless Merc?
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It's a shame it think of the extreme number of these that have been melted down over the years. They are a beautiful coin! Yes, I am afraid I have to agree with others here now; your Merc was touched by heat or a blow torch.
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