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Pillar of the Community
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This was picked out of canadian circulation and brought back home to America looking like this, what are the Canadians doing in Quebec?  this is really the reverse  To repond to the "acid" response, wouldn't the acid also disolve the luster off the whole surface of the coin? There seems to be luster in between the ridges on the surface of this coin. What do you think?   Edited by Wild Bill
03/19/2011 8:54 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Looks like someone put acid on the obverse
Kie
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Valued Member
United States
111 Posts |
Almost looks like its been media blasted?
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 United States
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I think it's acid. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like a 1936... It could be worse, it could've been a 1909-S  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
744 Posts |
Would the acid leave the wavy look?
Wouldn't the acid disolve the surface more evenly and not leave a ridged look?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wild Bill, does this look familiar ? It's a 1939 acid job..(  lost my obverse pics) |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
744 Posts |
I may be wrong but I'm still having a hard time accepting that this is an acid job with what appears to be luster still on the surface of the coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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1. Experiment by our Mint to see what a different looking obverse would be on a cent coin. 2. Acid should have done something to the reverse too, mayby, possibly. 3. Someone held it up in front of one of those sand blasters they use to clean concrete buildings. 4. I would think the question here would be what is the date? Appears to be a 1906.  5. I really have no idea how that got that way but it would be interesting to really find out. |
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WildBill, if there were luster on the reverse I might agree with you.But the reverse not matching the obverse luster in this case makes me think the obverse was treated with something...and I'm sure you can treat one side only...I do it with BadThad's elixer all the time...the rim holds the liquid in place nicely.
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I really do think this has been media blasted with oxide, possibly even glass bead. That would explain the texture and the shine. It if was sand like they use on buildings, I think it would be a bit rougher looking. This is very typical of what I see what I media blast car parts. If you are really really wanting an answer, when it warms up around here ill glass bead a copper penny and then we can compare :)
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Pillar of the Community
Mexico
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BuffaloBaffoon, I agree. I was thinking it wasn't sand blasted but some other media was used. It would be interesting to see what a glass blasted copper Lincoln looks like.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice theory on the blasting but the ridges look more like acid. Blasting with glass beads would give luster but would have more of a "peened" effect. Oxide or sand would cut.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I just put nitric acid on this coin to see what it would look like......  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Somebody had some fun with their chemistry set
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