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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Nathan B., post: 7896529, member: 112852&quot;]My thanks to each of you, Herodotus, Insider, hotweelsearl, and sand for your comments!</p><p><br /></p><p>When I saw a picture of this coin for the first time, I thought: is the surface peeling off, or as the coin been coated with something selectively?&nbsp; I ended out deciding that the surface must have been coated selectively.</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree with Herodotus and Sand who have taught me the term &quot;surface delamination.&quot;&nbsp; I still think the coin looks coated in something, though.&nbsp; Perhaps it&#039;s a bit of both.&nbsp; There is some delamination occurring on the coin, but perhaps there is also a coating of something, too.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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