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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doug5353, post: 2081194, member: 73555&quot;]Well, here&#039;s two of a number of points.&nbsp; At the top of the obverse, there are two prominent rim nicks typical of fold-over prong-type restraints.&nbsp; The presence of two high-luster spots suggests that those spots were protected from wear and from re-coloration over the years. </p><p><br /></p><p>I asked about the coin&#039;s alignment because if medallic, the &quot;shiny&quot; spots are in the same position obverse and reverse, it&#039;s a strong indicator that something grasped the coin, as in jewelry.&nbsp; If coin alignment, however, it does not disprove the jewelry theory, it just eliminates a strong indicator.</p><p><br /></p><p>The shiny spots may simply be an artifact of the camera&#039;s flash, although that normally doesn&#039;t occur in two separate locations.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, if that&#039;s a &quot;true&quot; black background, the camera is automatically adjusting the hue significantly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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