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<p>[QUOTE="iPen, post: 2359766, member: 69760"]Here are the tokens with a closer look, but with need of more DIY photo work...</p><p><br /></p><p>Please let me know what sort of issues you all see, such as a cleaning job from long ago, environmental damage, etc. The fields on some of them look to be brown but have very stark contrasts in large patches that reveal a more reddish toned splash of color. Would that be consistent with cleaning? But then why isn't the rest of the coin reddish and less brown? Or, is it environmental damage, as if it was dug up and only select areas were affected - the folks who found the tokens may have cleaned off the gunk that stuck in some areas more than others, leaving contrasting patches. Are my tokens below consistent with copper coins that experience that scenario?</p><p><br /></p><p>And, I've added some questions next to the photos that some of you token or error experts may know more of. All of the tokens have colorful toning that can be seen in-person when looked at.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance again!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1070698_zpsigzdzzd9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Is this a repunched "3" in the date? The top of the 3 looks bolder and there's something there.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1070700_zpsujdw9eej.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>On the IOU cent, it looks as if two planchets were sandwiched together but were not perfectly aligned. The second pic below looks as if it's a die clash, since one of the "sun's rays" device is raised <i>over</i> the indented part. The third pic may or may not show a clipped planchet with wear along the edge/rim - or it could simply be a edge damage. In the second and third pics below, does the "1" look to be doubled near the top? If so, what sort of doubling is it? Can someone please verify these?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1070701_zpsgc1tmllq.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1070702_zpssqephebp.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1070703_zpsemnihvhz.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This was a huge surprise - the edges are rounded over on only these two tokens. Is this normal for these two tokens? It felt especially strange when I first held them.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1070704_zpsywabmorx.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="iPen, post: 2359766, member: 69760"]Here are the tokens with a closer look, but with need of more DIY photo work... Please let me know what sort of issues you all see, such as a cleaning job from long ago, environmental damage, etc. The fields on some of them look to be brown but have very stark contrasts in large patches that reveal a more reddish toned splash of color. Would that be consistent with cleaning? But then why isn't the rest of the coin reddish and less brown? Or, is it environmental damage, as if it was dug up and only select areas were affected - the folks who found the tokens may have cleaned off the gunk that stuck in some areas more than others, leaving contrasting patches. Are my tokens below consistent with copper coins that experience that scenario? And, I've added some questions next to the photos that some of you token or error experts may know more of. All of the tokens have colorful toning that can be seen in-person when looked at. Thanks in advance again! [IMG]http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1070698_zpsigzdzzd9.jpg[/IMG] Is this a repunched "3" in the date? The top of the 3 looks bolder and there's something there. [IMG]http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1070700_zpsujdw9eej.jpg[/IMG] On the IOU cent, it looks as if two planchets were sandwiched together but were not perfectly aligned. The second pic below looks as if it's a die clash, since one of the "sun's rays" device is raised [I]over[/I] the indented part. The third pic may or may not show a clipped planchet with wear along the edge/rim - or it could simply be a edge damage. In the second and third pics below, does the "1" look to be doubled near the top? If so, what sort of doubling is it? Can someone please verify these? [IMG]http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1070701_zpsgc1tmllq.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1070702_zpssqephebp.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1070703_zpsemnihvhz.jpg[/IMG] This was a huge surprise - the edges are rounded over on only these two tokens. Is this normal for these two tokens? It felt especially strange when I first held them. [IMG]http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1070704_zpsywabmorx.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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