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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cdcda, post: 11883, member: 941&quot;]The color and tone of this coin is not the result of normal wear or handling. If it were, the wear and handling would be evident on the coin ;-)</p><p><br /></p><p>In regards to environmental issues, I have not seen any environmental issue that can strip a coin of its lustre and leave it with a grey monotone surface like this coin has.</p><p><br /></p><p>On a coin of this age in this condition, you would normally expect to see a blazing surface with incredible lustre - or - a coin with appropriate and uneven toning and &quot;age&quot;. The nature of the toning would depend upon how it was stored - in a paper flip, a cardboard 2x2, an album, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>In this case, I say it was dipped because there are no marks left from any of the various &quot;contact&quot; methods of cleaning. The only &quot;mark&quot; left is how the coin looks after a chemical has removed a portion of the surface of the coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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