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 . Looks like environmental damage to me. John1  |
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@john1 any idea what causes that? Thanks :)
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@bt, first welcome to CCF. Second, at the risk of stating the obvious, environmental damage occurs when a coin is left unprotected by rain and the elements, such as when buried. For your coin though, it looks more like a layer of silver paint which is now mostly peeled/worn away, especially on the high points. Let's see what others think to see if we can come to a consensus.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Looks like paint to me, on the reverse, JMHO.
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It does kinda look like paint or something is "on" the coin. John1 |
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First of all that is a Peace dollar not a morgan. I think it is environmental damage. |
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Peeling foreign substance sounds right. to the CCF! |
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It appears to be paint. Soak the coin in Acetone if it is paint, lacquer or glue it will come off. The Acetone will not hurt the coin, but do not rub.
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Pillar of the Community
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ED and/or glue. Not worth messing with, it's only worth silver value at most. Zero collector value.
Edited by jimbucks
07/04/2021 5:38 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Does kinda look like paint--old paint at that.
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Does kinda look like paint--old paint at that. Lead based. Taste it.  |
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No one has said it, so FYI, there is no "missing layer" on these. I assume in your title you're referencing something you read or saw about missing clad layer coins being more valuable, which only occurs on coins that are clad to begin with.
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Quote:First of all that is a Peace dollar not a morgan. Fixed!  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Posted 07/04/2021 2:30 pm
