What’s going on with the surface of this coin?

It’s an 1845 Victoria crown, graded MS63 by PCGS and very rare in this grade. But the surface, especially on the obverse, makes me wonder. Mike

 

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Heavy layer of toning?

 

Not quite sure but what a beauty!
Hey! Mikey likes it. He likes everything.

 

Its actually rather nice, but I was disappointed that it is NOT an 1847. (Gothic crown)

 

I corrected the error in the text, so date there (1845) matches coin. Actually, there is a business strike 1847 crown. It's not as famous as the gothic proof and has a different design. It's also a beautiful coin (see pics below; it's MS62). The business strike in uncirculated grades is rarer than the gothic proof. It's not cheap but cheaper than the proof because of great demand of the latter. Mike