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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shreadvector, post: 1512642, member: 34867&quot;]They look horrible if handled (exposed to oils and acid from fingers) and then allowed to sit and *not* circulate. If they do circulate, the surfaces are buffed up by the coins scraping against each other and they then have a nicer golden patina. Yes, it is darker than a shiny uncirculated coin, but it is not as icky as a handled coin that has sat around to &#039;rot&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Silver coins could turn black when they sat around, but when circulated they scraped themselves clean.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The coke machine does not care how shiny my coins are, nor do the parking meters, candy machine, self check stand, etc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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