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Valued Member
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Acid washed Abe? 
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree with jbuck, looks like acid exposure.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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An accurate weight--to two decimal places--might tell us more. Thanks.
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Valued Member
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3.07 grams.
I thought acid too. But wouldn't that remove the finish? Just curious
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Quote: I thought acid too. But wouldn't that remove the finish? It will remove tone, which is why it is red and not brown.
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree with acid exposure
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Bedrock of the Community
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One thing it's not are occulated gas bubbles. Looking at the parallel lines, it looks like it may have been scrubbed with some sort of acitic liquid. No matter what the cause, it is damage of some sort.
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Pillar of the Community
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Acid or maybe a wire wheel/brush.
-makecents-
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We all agree that it didn't leave the mint looking like this, but I think that @make just nailed it--looks to me like it spent some time being abraded by a wire brush.
"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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Thank you for the input. Ill put it aside as an oddity, and continue my ever ending quest. I have some coins that I would like input on. Ill be posting them later. 
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Quote: Ill put it aside as an oddity, and continue my ever ending quest.  Quote: I have some coins that I would like input on. Ill be posting them later. 
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