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Pillar of the Community
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Strange yet interesting. It was darkened first somehow, and then- just a guess- passed or pushed through a crack hardly wide enough as the lines are perfectly straight and properly oriented on both sides. I don't see them as man-made in an attempt to remove the color/substance. As far as value? Face value.  ANA member - PAN Member - BCCS Member There are no problems only solutions - the late, great John Lennon
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02/18/2021 08:28 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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looks like an improper alloy mixture
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New Member
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The edge is clad, it's dark, but you can see the separation.
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New Member
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The thing is, there are no scratches, just lines.
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I think environmental exposure has brought out (enhanced) the roller lines.
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I think environmental exposure has brought out (enhanced) the roller lines.  Sounds like a winner.....straight and uniform lines from the rolling process. |
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It also looks a little offset on the reverse too, but that's probably nothing.
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02/18/2021 3:11 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The photo has been taken with low light( note how dark the hand holding it looks like).I agree with environmental oxidation and roller lies. The coin most likely looks more like this.  |
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It was taken in the same light, just at different shutter speeds. This is the same lighting, just at a different angle and shutter speed. This is how it looks in your hand.   Edited by MrFranklin
02/18/2021 4:53 pm
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Not sure if the issues add value, but it's a fascinating coin to keep, especially if no one doctored it up. Thanks for sharing.
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Diy89Nurm7
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Darkening can happen in two ways: 1. Chemical treatment, and 2. Heating. 1a. The British Royal Mint deliberately darkened their George V Farthings by washing them in a solution of sodium thiosulfate solution, before issue into circulation, so that they could be easily seen apart from gold Half Sovereigns, which used the exactly the same obverse die designs. 2a. Easy to blacken any copper nickel or CN clad coin to red heat, and dropping into cold water. That is why I always ignore CN black coins on ebay. Same for beautiful rainbow toning, but much more care at lower temperature is needed to achieve the desired result. Edited by sel_69l
02/20/2021 05:54 am
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