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What causes this toning pattern?

I’ve seen this toning pattern on several bust halves, it reminds me of textile toning seen on Morgan dollars. Anyone know what causes this type of pattern? It almost looks like a fingerprint, could a oily fingerprint on say a freshly dipped coin cause this?

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