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<p>[QUOTE="ewomack, post: 2861143, member: 15588"]Hello,</p><p><br /></p><p>I've had the 1900 Quarter pictured below for quite a while, possibly 20 years. I don't remember exactly what I paid for it, where I bought it or even precisely when (I was pretty young then and I do keep better records now). I do know that I put the coin in an air-tite not too long after I purchased it and I haven't removed it since. Recently, I've noticed a bluish-green hue creeping around Liberty's mouth, in her ear and around the bottom of the coin from approximately 4 - 6 o'clock. I wondered if it was just toning or something else? Since I recently purchased one of those awesome Plugable USB scopes, I decided to check out the coin at the micro level. This revealed another surprise, namely, lots of tiny scratches on the obverse, none of which are visible in hand. Did someone whizz this piece long ago? The reverse shows no such marks anywhere, nor any of the bluish-green blobs of the obverse. I'm curious about the opinions of others who know far more than I do. Thank you!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.getmilked.com/pics/1900Quarter01.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://www.getmilked.com/pics/1900Quarter02.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://www.getmilked.com/pics/1900Quarter03.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://www.getmilked.com/pics/1900Quarter04.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="http://www.getmilked.com/pics/1900Quarter05.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ewomack, post: 2861143, member: 15588"]Hello, I've had the 1900 Quarter pictured below for quite a while, possibly 20 years. I don't remember exactly what I paid for it, where I bought it or even precisely when (I was pretty young then and I do keep better records now). I do know that I put the coin in an air-tite not too long after I purchased it and I haven't removed it since. Recently, I've noticed a bluish-green hue creeping around Liberty's mouth, in her ear and around the bottom of the coin from approximately 4 - 6 o'clock. I wondered if it was just toning or something else? Since I recently purchased one of those awesome Plugable USB scopes, I decided to check out the coin at the micro level. This revealed another surprise, namely, lots of tiny scratches on the obverse, none of which are visible in hand. Did someone whizz this piece long ago? The reverse shows no such marks anywhere, nor any of the bluish-green blobs of the obverse. I'm curious about the opinions of others who know far more than I do. Thank you! [IMG]http://www.getmilked.com/pics/1900Quarter01.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.getmilked.com/pics/1900Quarter02.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.getmilked.com/pics/1900Quarter03.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.getmilked.com/pics/1900Quarter04.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.getmilked.com/pics/1900Quarter05.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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