Coin Surface Error/ Damage/ Proof ?

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chronos Pillar of the Community Lebanon 502 Posts	Posted 03/05/2022 07:13 am hello the coin surface is kind weird and not shiny look matte why is it could it be a proof? or chemical reaction or error Report this Post to the Staff

Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1911 Posts	Posted 03/05/2022 09:31 am "Proof" is a method of manufacturing- not a condition of the piece or grade. When a Proof coin has damage or blemishes I call it "Damaged Proof" or "Impaired Proof". Report this Post to the Staff
chronos Pillar of the Community Lebanon 502 Posts	Posted 03/05/2022 3:28 pm I know normally it is not proof it is uncirculated but it look matte why? that is why I proposed it may be a proof Report this Post to the Staff
David Graham Pillar of the Community Australia 1610 Posts	Posted 03/07/2022 3:52 pm I usually associate pitting like that with acid cleaning. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16806 Posts	Posted 03/07/2022 8:18 pm A surface like this is usually either a sign of acid/corrosive damage, or of corrosion forming underneath the plating on plated steel or plated zinc coins. This coin is solid aluminium-bronze, not plated, so my assumption would be acid damage. A third option would be that it's counterfeit, but a counterfeit would likely be wrong in other ways (size, weight, edge, etc) and seems unlikely given the low face value and collector worth of this coin type. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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