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<p>[QUOTE="Neal, post: 4348345, member: 43872"]The OP's coin looks a little odd for just polishing. I think at some point it may have been exposed to something more corrosive, such as acid. I don't think that would have changed the sound we all know, however, unless it was exposed long enough to remove a significant amount of metal.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I was a kid and wrapped coins for a local bank, several bags a week for four or five years, I could almost give the total face value if you dropped a handful of coins on the floor. But, then, almost all the coins other than nickels were either silver or bronze back then, which made it easier.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Neal, post: 4348345, member: 43872"]The OP's coin looks a little odd for just polishing. I think at some point it may have been exposed to something more corrosive, such as acid. I don't think that would have changed the sound we all know, however, unless it was exposed long enough to remove a significant amount of metal. When I was a kid and wrapped coins for a local bank, several bags a week for four or five years, I could almost give the total face value if you dropped a handful of coins on the floor. But, then, almost all the coins other than nickels were either silver or bronze back then, which made it easier.[/QUOTE]
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