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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fiddlehead, post: 2645062, member: 31286&quot;]Kind of difficult to compare it to Crypto79&#039;s pic, not to say it isn&#039;t a good picture, it&#039;s kind of dark and for all we know the pic I posted might have been taken in bright light.&nbsp; I was thinking maybe the dark residue at the perimeter could be residue from cleaning, but if not, the pattern looks like it could be consistent with actual circulation wear, no?&nbsp; It seems like coins with original surfaces - especially silver - have a wide variety of &quot;looks&quot; - from near black to wild toning.&nbsp; Could you be more specific?&nbsp; What else beside how it doesn&#039;t look like crypto79&#039;s might indicate something other than original surfaces - or perhaps a better way to say it - tampered or cleaned.&nbsp; I figure a 200 year old coin that was circulated for a period of time could have been shined a bit by being in pockets or sitting in a drawer or even a soft coin album?&nbsp; I&#039;m looking for more ways to be able to discern originality - or not.&nbsp; Thanks in advance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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