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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 713992, member: 15309&quot;]Is it possible that it was cleaned with some chemical long ago?&nbsp; That toning pattern and color scheme is not typically seen on a Morgan Dollar and bears resemblance to coins that have been dipped and re-toned.&nbsp; The two different photos make the coin look so different, it is extremely difficult to even render an opinion.&nbsp; The first set of photos makes it look NT.&nbsp; The second set makes it look much more suspect.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have only ever owned one Morgan Dollar that even remotely resembled your coin.&nbsp; Bronze and sea foam green patina in a somewhat variegated pattern.&nbsp; It was actually a rather attractive coin because of the luster.&nbsp; Here is a photo:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/MorganDollar1880-SNGCMS64508491-012.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It is often stated that the determining factor of AT is intent.&nbsp; FWIW, I don&#039;t think there was any intent involved in the toning of your coin.&nbsp; It was either a result of improper storage or an unintended consequence of a chemical treatment from the distant past.&nbsp; My issue with your coin is the apparent lack of luster.&nbsp; Neither set of photos show luster on an issue that was typically extremely lustrous.&nbsp; However, luster is extremely hard to capture in a photo.&nbsp; Since you have the coin in hand, how would you rate the luster?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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