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Message:: [QUOTE="JCro57, post: 3020067, member: 92083"]I am 99.9% certain it is ink and done by someone intentionally...why? Notice how the largest stain pattern hugs and perfectly conforms to the shapes of the bottom of the letters in the word "UNUM," as if someone ran a marker or a fountain pen (don't laugh; this coin IS from 1897) along the raised letters as a guide. They then just colored the rest all the way up to the rim. (Highly unlikely it is toning or was unintentional damage as it covers the entire word UNUM in that spot; unlikely a coincidence). You also see a small, round mark underneath it as if they touched it with the pen's tip. You also see how someone started tracing around the front of her hair, but stopped. Based on all these facts concerning the shape of these three stain patterns formed in these 3 places, I say it is 100% human created, intentional damage (not from an accidental spill) and I feel with 99.9% certainty it is ink based on its color and that ink can stain silver in this manner. It also appears to "run" as ink does in certain spots.[/QUOTE]