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<p>[QUOTE="Clawcoins, post: 3603313, member: 77814"]The primary thing you have to remember is that coins are made of metal.</p><p><br /></p><p>What if your car had no paint on it. What would happen?</p><p>It would rust?</p><p><br /></p><p>coins have no paint on them to protect the metal, thus they "corrode" in relation to the air contaminents; ground/dug out of the ground or what not; blood, sweat and tears dripped on them; exposure to soda pop acid in cup holders; etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then you have to consider how much exposure has it had to circulation? Maybe it was put in a jar a long time ago and wasn't circulated as much until someone found dad's coin jar and started spending it.</p><p><br /></p><p>The "color" isn't relevant for comparison until you get to certain color grades. But then the color is based upon the above information.</p><p><br /></p><p>of course someone could polish it just with their fingers and toothpaste and make it all shiny brass color too from a dark grundgy color... you just never know.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clawcoins, post: 3603313, member: 77814"]The primary thing you have to remember is that coins are made of metal. What if your car had no paint on it. What would happen? It would rust? coins have no paint on them to protect the metal, thus they "corrode" in relation to the air contaminents; ground/dug out of the ground or what not; blood, sweat and tears dripped on them; exposure to soda pop acid in cup holders; etc. Then you have to consider how much exposure has it had to circulation? Maybe it was put in a jar a long time ago and wasn't circulated as much until someone found dad's coin jar and started spending it. The "color" isn't relevant for comparison until you get to certain color grades. But then the color is based upon the above information. of course someone could polish it just with their fingers and toothpaste and make it all shiny brass color too from a dark grundgy color... you just never know.[/QUOTE]
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