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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2333296, member: 24314&quot;]Pardon me but YUCK! </p><p><br /></p><p>Now, I&#039;m going to talk to you like a brother...TOUGH LOVE. You should not be buying any coins that are not slabbed by a major grading service until you learn more about coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Your second coin is a great teaching piece:</p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp; One of the keys to altered coins is what seminar instructors call &quot;halo effect.&quot;</p><p>You have correctly pointed out the &quot;circles&quot; that form the halo around parts of the relief.&nbsp; This is often seen when a chemical dries on the surface or when the buffing wheel cannot get into the crevices where the relief meets the field.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. The reverse is polished (possibly even whizzed).&nbsp; Natural coins are not that color of shiny gray.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. The obverse is PVC stained OR the discoloration is more of the chemical that appears to be wiped on to the coin (possibly to hide the polishing).</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps...Show us more of your collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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