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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ksparrow, post: 8331223, member: 7638&quot;]when I first started collecting, I bought some seated and bust type coins raw on eBay, nearly all of them white/cleaned/dipped/polished;&nbsp; out of curiosity I wrapped some of them in brown paper and put them in a cardboard box for about 10 years.&nbsp; some of them toned nicely and some toned ugly.&nbsp; All of them have an unnatural reflectivity under the toning.&nbsp; You can&#039;t reproduce original skin. The coin in the op has been completely and relentlessly stripped; it&#039;s like a burn victim in need of a total body skin graft. </p><p>&nbsp; This is kinda the look that I prefer..</p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/SuoOCO4lRKYwvomGTGr5_1828%20pcgs%20obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/ftXrsxpTQNGX5mbuFnZK_1828%20pcgs%20rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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