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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 612231, member: 112&quot;]Well, look at the obv of the coin overall - see how there are dark areas around all the devices &amp; legends while there are much lighter areas in between them for the most part ? Now that - for the most part - is important for it is an indicator. That darker color is the color that almost all old copper turns, and the color will be pretty even and consistent on the entire coin. So when you see lighter areas in the open fields, and in between some stars, but not all of the stars, it&#039;s a pretty good bet that the coin has undergone a cleaning.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now look at the rev - see how the color is much more consistent and even over most of the surface ? Only in the center and between a couple spots on the legends is the color lighter. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now we are talking about the field areas here in both cases - the lowest points of the coin on both sides. But yet, on both sides, the tops of the devices and legends are consistently cleaner and lighter in color than the fields. With a notable and important exception, look at the hits on the letters on the rev like on the D. See how dark that is as compared to the higher surface around it ? Even the gouge below the bow, see how dark it is in the center (the low spot) but yet very light in color on the high spot where the displaced metal from the gouge was pushed to ? </p><p><br /></p><p>Well, those high spots are lighter in color than the low spots because the coin was cleaned. But the dark areas are not from dirt or accumulated grime - they are the dark color of naturally toned old copper.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now some will say that the lighter areas are naturally caused while a coin is in circlulation - and to a degree that is true. For the color wil rub off on the high spots - rarely will it rub off on the low spots of the fields though. And never will it rub off in unatural shapes with sharply defined lines. Look at the cropped pic for example. See how almost perfectly straight the left side of the lighter area is, and how it almost forms a right angle at the bottom left corner ? Normal circulation doesn&#039;t do that - only man can do that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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