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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PaddyB, post: 2461053, member: 40017&quot;]I think on this occasion the coin is right and the lustre showing is natural - a very nice coin. You are right to be wary though - I frequently see coins from this era that have been cleaned and re-annealed in order to dupe the innocent into thinking they are looking at an uncirculated coin. It is wise to always check the detail of the coin rather than the colour.</p><p>Here are some of my best Victorian Bronzes and Coppers showing similar levels of lustre from even earlier dates - 2 Pennies in bronze from 1860 and 1880, and a penny and halfpenny of the larger size in copper from 1858.</p><p>Notice how much the portrait has altered from 1860 to 1880 - they are both generically &quot;bun&quot; pennies but there are lots of variations in both the obverse and reverse to keep the serious collector tearing his hair out!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]515936[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]515937[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>(The speck on the halfpenny bust is just a seed on the scanner bed!)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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