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<p>[QUOTE="Roerbakmix, post: 4798465, member: 100731"]Hi Richard, definitely horn silver. The rough surface around is not a good sign. The sharp margins and the scratches are indicative of mechanical cleaning - you can see the effect on the legs of Mars (?) on the reverse. Chemical treating will remove the horn silver, and likely a couple of scratches as well (which are in the horn silver, and not in the coin below). However, it's hard to tell how the surfaces below the horn silver will turn out. </p><p><br /></p><p>I would give it a try, but carefully.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roerbakmix, post: 4798465, member: 100731"]Hi Richard, definitely horn silver. The rough surface around is not a good sign. The sharp margins and the scratches are indicative of mechanical cleaning - you can see the effect on the legs of Mars (?) on the reverse. Chemical treating will remove the horn silver, and likely a couple of scratches as well (which are in the horn silver, and not in the coin below). However, it's hard to tell how the surfaces below the horn silver will turn out. I would give it a try, but carefully.[/QUOTE]
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