Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hoot, post: 192341, member: 1001&quot;]Hi dreamer - Mike let me know of your coin and post, so I thought I&#039;d reply here.&nbsp; The coin was definitely stripped and recolored.&nbsp; The uneven color of the coin gives it away, and the coin&#039;s obverse is much more obvious in that regard than its reverse.&nbsp; The uneven color comes from differential wear patterns for a lightly circulated coin.&nbsp; Surfaces that are slightly more porous (even those that are barely detectable to the naked eye) will tone darker than those that are more intact.&nbsp; (It&#039;s all a matter of degree, and is true with well circulated coins as well.)&nbsp; When a coin like this is stripped, the retoning process will often leave dark and light areas.&nbsp; This effect can be exacerbated by oils in the surface of the coin that are not completely removed.&nbsp; It&#039;s a bit tricky to get the color more even, but it&#039;s also a process that takes time, careful work, and a good bit of patience.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>NCS will do you no good whatsoever with this coin.&nbsp; They are nearly worthless for such problems on copper, and also with verdigris and grime.&nbsp; The only work I&#039;ve seen that was decent on copper by NCS was on bronze cents and similar foreign coinage.&nbsp; For those pieces, they can often do a good job removing haze, but that&#039;s irrelevant to your coin (I realize).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Good luck, and I might suggest looking into the EAC courses taught at the ANA summer seminar - Doug Bird and Steve Carr are excellent instructors.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Hoot[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in