What happened here

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  1. Okidoki

    Okidoki Well-Known Member

    Okidoki, Jan 13, 2016
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  3. medoraman

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    Old lacquer applied by collectors in the 19th century?
     
    medoraman, Jan 13, 2016
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  4. Mikey Zee

    Mikey Zee Delenda Est Carthago

    I wonder if the 'cleaning' process peeled off some of the looser layers of patina---since I have a few coins with a touch of that 'flaw'...
     
    Mikey Zee, Jan 13, 2016
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  5. Ken Dorney

    Ken Dorney Yea, I'm Cool That Way...

    Plain old patina and corrosion.
     
    Ken Dorney, Jan 13, 2016
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  6. dougsmit

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    I suspect these coins will reappear somewhere tooled and high grade in a year or so. They have 'potential'.
     
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  7. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    That's a depressing thought.
     
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