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@girl, there are a bajillion different things that could cause the surface of a cent to appear a different color and virtually all of them would be considered damage. From your pics, it appears as though the color is in droplets on the surface, so maybe paint?
"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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Paint theory is fine and all but wouldn't it have come on when I tried scrubbing it? And the light purple spots are reflective? Can't get a sense through pictures.....
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Well to be sure scrubbing with water and a paper towel will remove some paints (with the caveat that you should never mechanically rub any coin that has numismatic value beyond face or intrinsic metal content). Have you tried soaking it in an organic solvent such as pure acetone?
"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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looks like some kind of hardened material on it.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Some kind of environmental damage going on. It's not a mint error.
Errers and Varietys.
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I am glad this came to discussion, those glitter like octagon dots are seen on many coins. Anyone who hunts coin rolls and have done it for several years have come across them. I have no idea what they are but can speculate a common source is at the facility that rolls coins?
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Pillar of the Community
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Purple Sparkly. Sounds like a rare shade of fingernail polish, my wife asked if mint employee(s) were
doing their nails on the mint product line.
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DAAAAANG Tacc!! That got me deep. No need to be rude to the cancer girl, or anyone for that matter...
it's just uncalled for. Didn't your mother ever teach you..... if you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all? My kids know that......
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@ Girl - I think that Tacc was trying to be funny, not rude...
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@Girlinlove, when foreign substance interacts with coin's alloys funny strange things happen, no way of telling what got on this coin but it is considered PMD. Keep up with your posts and asking questions, many informed members here. |
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DAAAAANG Tacc!! That got me deep. Yeah OK. Purple Sparkly stuff on your coin could very well be nail polish. Because who knows otherwise. Could be anything. Ridiculous. I thought my wife's theory was sound. |
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This would totally be my fault my bad heehee I suppose that sounded a wee bit funnier in my head. I'm sorry I was totally joking around. Yeah... now I've made it awkward. LOL
Sorry it was dumb to post. I will be more mindful.
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No worries! I often do post replies with a jokingly theme to them. Your post wasn't necessarily "dumb" as to where those purple sparkly marks came from, however it would be very, very difficult to figure it out, therefore any theory could be a likely cause. My wife is not allowed to comment on coin topics anymore!!  |
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