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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 1581471, member: 2972&quot;]Thanks for your response, Lance.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The corrosion and uneven color (if by &quot;uneven color&quot; you mean the light tan and darker brown mottled look most visible on the reverse), are really two separate issues, as I understand things. Corrosion is what it is -- simply surface contaminates that have begun to degrade the surfaces of the coin.&nbsp; The mottled look is something different, I think.&nbsp; Frankly, I&#039;m not so sure what causes it (for instance, is it a large cent&#039;s version of a woodie...an improperly mixed alloy) or if it is actually related to the corrosion, but you do see this look on large cents from time to time -- I have a few other coins that exhibit this same characteristic.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just some food for thought....Mike</p><p><br /></p><p>p.s. nice 1817.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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