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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 1241723, member: 15199&quot;]A photo of the edge would be informative. With just the view of the obverse and the reverse, it does look like a acid treated coin. Many think that an acid would reduce the high points to low points, but the acid works on all surfaces equally if they are the same composition. So the high and low areas would be reduced near equal. Looking at the obverse, the closeness of the date and motto indicates that the acid has removed about a thickness equal to half of the thickness of the coin ( by eye measurement), so the weight loss would be close. Acid reduces the diameter of the coin and the thickness of the coin and the weight of the coin. It usually reacts more with the inner copper layer than the nickle containing clad layer, and then the coin can be gently pressed, and you have a coin that looks entirely a single metal.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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