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<p>[QUOTE="WingedLiberty, post: 974576, member: 26030"]Do you all think this is natural toning? Or would you call it corrosion? </p><p>It certainly looks different than the (rainbow) toning I see on Morgan Dollars.</p><p>Is this coloration a positive or negative?</p><p><br /></p><p>(Also just a beginners question ... why did they call these half-dimes and not five cent pieces ... after all it's marked with a "5 c." on the back and not "half-dime" ... in that light, they could have called it a "one-fifth quarter" ... i know the term nickel was coined after 1866 because they started using the nickel metal on shield nickels) </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for any input!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]93249.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH]93250.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="WingedLiberty, post: 974576, member: 26030"]Do you all think this is natural toning? Or would you call it corrosion? It certainly looks different than the (rainbow) toning I see on Morgan Dollars. Is this coloration a positive or negative? (Also just a beginners question ... why did they call these half-dimes and not five cent pieces ... after all it's marked with a "5 c." on the back and not "half-dime" ... in that light, they could have called it a "one-fifth quarter" ... i know the term nickel was coined after 1866 because they started using the nickel metal on shield nickels) Thanks for any input! [ATTACH]93249.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]93250.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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