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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2782607, member: 10461&quot;]Yes, these would be more &quot;crusty&quot; than &quot;CircCam&quot;.&nbsp; By &quot;crusty&quot;, I mean that in a mostly good way, as in &quot;original&quot;.&nbsp; At least for your 1949, there.&nbsp; Your 1941-S has issues, as I&#039;m sure you are aware.&nbsp; But it is a good example of how CircCam (or &quot;crusty&quot;) copper-nickel alloy coins sometimes skate dangerously near (or in this case, <i>across</i>) the boundary of &quot;environmental damage&quot;.&nbsp; The &#039;49 does look nice and &quot;crusty&quot; in a good, original way.&nbsp; I suspect the striations on the reverse are from impurities in the alloy - the same thing that causes &quot;<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/wha-cha-think.298572/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/wha-cha-think.298572/">woodgrain</a>&quot; toning on bronze cents.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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