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rbaker20 Valued Member United States 223 Posts	Posted 08/14/2024 3:50 pm What am I looking at exactly? Plating issues? Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/14/2024 3:54 pm There are many ways to achieve this effect artificially, unfortunately. Report this Post to the Staff
rbaker20 Valued Member United States 223 Posts	Posted 08/14/2024 4:18 pm That's kind of what I was thinking too. Someone could easily have dropped a bit of acid onto it. Report this Post to the Staff
Tacc Pillar of the Community United States 3535 Posts	Posted 08/14/2024 4:21 pm Could also sand blast it lightly. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 08/14/2024 4:23 pm We get that question a bunch of times each year. Some say it is a plating issue, I think I read that NGC slabbed one that way. Others say it is caused by a cigarette lighter. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74889 Posts	Posted 08/14/2024 4:27 pm I'm thinking that heat caused the copper plating to come off. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189673 Posts	Posted 08/14/2024 4:50 pm Quote: I'm thinking that heat caused the copper plating to come off. Kinda what I was thinking. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 08/14/2024 5:30 pm So, you both think cigarette lighter? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34430 Posts	Posted 08/14/2024 5:49 pm @rba, looking at the coin a little more broadly that just that big ol' grey spot on Abe, you can see that there were plating issues when this coin was struck. Specifically, there is split plate doubling on the date, parts of the bust, and TRUST. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74889 Posts	Posted 08/14/2024 6:00 pm That's what I was thinking, John1. Good point, Spence. There's Split Plating going on. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
rbaker20 Valued Member United States 223 Posts	Posted 08/14/2024 7:26 pm Yes there is definitely a lot of Splitting. On the reverse as well. That's why I wasn't sure. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97793 Posts	Posted 08/14/2024 8:43 pm good observation Spence! Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
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