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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bonedigger, post: 114152, member: 4367&quot;]Sadly, the majority of bust coinage is/has been cleaned.&nbsp; You have to weight the price you can afford or want to pay against the condition of the coin.&nbsp; Both are very nice pieces and have at some point been in the pocket or saddle bag which caused the wear.&nbsp; As far as the toning on the right coin I have a silver dollar in a leather pouch which is currently developing the same &#039;patina <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&#039;&nbsp; I move it around once every other week or so and there is definitely a darkening near the rims which shades to yellow in the center.&nbsp; Probably in the chemicals used in the leather preservation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thus the question, AT or NT.&nbsp; Plastic containers and denim jeans weren&#039;t available in 1830, but wooden box&#039;s and leather pouches were, so...</p><p><br /></p><p>You won&#039;t go wrong with either of those coins.&nbsp; The price seems a bit high but who knows what the future holds.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bone[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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