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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PlanoSteve, post: 3786902, member: 91609&quot;]I agree, to me it looks like natural toning, &amp; I suggest it may have been a &quot;pocket piece&quot;.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think it was &quot;cleaned&quot;. Here&#039;s why:&nbsp; While a coin will acquire dirt, dust, oils, other contaminants, etc. during its lifetime journey, handling a coin periodically will remove such contaminants on flat &amp; high spots, while leaving them in crevasses &amp; around devises, simply because the skin can&#039;t reach those places.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, your coin doesn&#039;t exhibit the indications (nicks, dings, wear) of significant circulation, so it could have been a pocket piece that someone carried for awhile, then put up, perhaps as Lehigh mentioned, in an album.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m saying this from my experience; I used to carry Morgan&#039;s, (not with other change or keys) as pocket pieces, &amp; would often &quot;play&quot; with them (&amp; show them off) &amp; now years later they look just like your coin, toning around devises &amp; low spots, bright on the flat/high spots where they were &quot;fondled&quot;.&nbsp; They were never cleaned. (&amp; no, no fingerprints) </p><p><br /></p><p>JMO&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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