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<p>[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 408175, member: 5233"]I have often wondered the same thing. My guess it your right, it was attached to something for a long period of time protecting the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The coin was so worn that the date was unreadable. Someone (not me) used an acid on the date area to remove some of the metal so the date cab appear. Even in this condition, some CC Morgan's can carry great value. If this coin had been 1 year older I would imagine it would fetch several hundred dollars despite it's condition. So, "acid date" just means someone used a chemical to make an unreadable date readable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 408175, member: 5233"]I have often wondered the same thing. My guess it your right, it was attached to something for a long period of time protecting the reverse. The coin was so worn that the date was unreadable. Someone (not me) used an acid on the date area to remove some of the metal so the date cab appear. Even in this condition, some CC Morgan's can carry great value. If this coin had been 1 year older I would imagine it would fetch several hundred dollars despite it's condition. So, "acid date" just means someone used a chemical to make an unreadable date readable.[/QUOTE]
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