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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 5299783, member: 10461&quot;]There&#039;s the possibility that there <i>might</i> be traces of old lacquer on there.&nbsp; Old-school collectors sometimes lacquered their copper and bronze coins; I suppose in an attempt to keep them from &quot;turning&quot;.&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen many an old coin that was harshly cleaned to a bright, unnatural orange, and <i>then</i> lacquered to &quot;lock in&quot; that color!&nbsp; &quot;Yikes&quot; by today&#039;s standards, but times change.</p><p><br /></p><p>That being said, your coin might or might not have once been lacquered.&nbsp; I can&#039;t tell.&nbsp; In any event, acetone, as previously suggested, might remove the remaining traces if they bother you.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s actually not a high grade example at all.&nbsp; It is well circulated and actually on the lower end of the grade spectrum for these.&nbsp; And consequently, as it&#039;s a fairly common type, it has a fairly low monetary value.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>All that being said, there&#039;s nothing really wrong with that.&nbsp; It&#039;s an attractive and popular type, and a 120-year-old coin.&nbsp; Enjoy it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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