1923 peace dollar with lumps.

Bought another peace dollar today...What are these lumps?

 

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I am no Peace expert, but is this even authentic? Either the lighting is bad, or something just looks "off" all over this coin.

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I'm 100% sure it's real. It's been super dipped for sure but I don't understand the lumps

 

Counterfeit?

I know there is a cleaning process that causes silver to swell up. I think it happens when the coin is held for very long in acetone.

 

I have never seen anything like that before on a silver coin. Only on zinc Lincoln's when there is a plating issue. Will be interesting to see other comments on this one.

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Test it for silver. Recent years Chineese fakes are all correct weight.

 

90% silver
100% peace dollar.
With fugly lumps

 

I have recieved some info from another party that makes sence...

He believes the coin has been heated (overheated) (possibly trying to tone or play with it)
Then has been dipped after?

 

Heat does create lumps but from ones I've seen, they are more pronounced and are perfect lumps and I see some streak like lumps on the coin. Im far from an expert on error coins but thats all I gotta say.

 

Heating sounds like it could do it , but I don't know . Maybe someone dropped some solder on it .

 

I think it's fake.

 

I am conflicted as I think either rzage or ldhair is likely correct. I do side with a bad jewelry removal job, splashing 'hard' silver solder over it and then chemically trying to alleviate the problem.

 

You guys are probably right. The color just seems strange.

 

That's true , but only on clad coins. The heat will cause gasses to bubble up the clad layer. I don't think that's possible for 90% silver though.
I also think it's solder splatters.

 

Without handling it, I can't be certain if it's real or fake. But I am certain that I wouldn't have bought it. There are still far too many silver dollars available for purchase that don't need an explanation for their appearance.

 

The details don't look right to me...I think it's a fake.