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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 5322489, member: 10461&quot;]This.&nbsp; Old adhesive residue.&nbsp; I was initially going to say old glue, but the linear nature of that band does indeed indicate old cellophane tape, which was pretty tough stuff when it came to staining coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I was a 16-year-old kid around 1981 or so, I bought an 1870-CC half dollar for fifty bucks.&nbsp; It was the real deal. (<a href="http://www.numismedia.com/cgi-bin/coinprice.cgi?script=sethlv&amp;searchtype=any&amp;searchtext=fmv&amp;search=any&amp;nmcode=14618400&amp;guide=prices&amp;guide2=pricesms" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.numismedia.com/cgi-bin/coinprice.cgi?script=sethlv&amp;searchtype=any&amp;searchtext=fmv&amp;search=any&amp;nmcode=14618400&amp;guide=prices&amp;guide2=pricesms" rel="nofollow">Look up today&#039;s prices on <i>that</i> one</a>!)</p><p><br /></p><p>But it was only Fair to AG, gradewise, and had a big yellow band across the obverse from that ancient tape.&nbsp; The tape itself was long gone, but the stain remained.&nbsp; Still, if I could have that same old worn out, tape-stained coin today... wow.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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