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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 5385504, member: 101855&quot;]The bright spot behind Lafayette on the reverse is a problem too. It looks like someone tried to scrape a spot in that location. </p><p><br /></p><p>Many Lafayette Dollars are darkly toned. I have read that this came from the original envelopes in which they were sold. People often have a desire to “improve” a coin by cleaning or dipping it. The darkly toned Lafayette Dollars I have seen would not respond well to dipping; the toning is too deep. This would lead to more drastic measures. My guess is someone tried to clean you coin and the wax given a layer of artificial toning.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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