Unique Color....
Coll3ctor
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What caused the unique coloring on this coin?
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.....and the other side?
Normal circulation. Nice patina! 👍🏻
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Many refer to that look as circulated cameo. I like it and think it is attractive.
Color is attractive and natural two tone grey with black in the recessed areas. Slightly darker patch on top of obverse and bottom of reverse. Is that the unique part of the toning to which your original post was making reference?
A beautiful classic American coin! 👍🏻
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Very nice look, I call that circulation dirt with normal silver tarnishing. Plumbing during that period in the west was very antiquated. Think of farmers, ranchers, miners, etc handling these coins on a daily basis. The wear on the high points strips away most of the dirt & tarnish and gives a nice circulated cameo look that is much appreciated. When I see a well circulated 19th century coin from the SF, NO or CC mints with a white look I feel the coin has been ruined and its history dipped away.
Mostly on the head and eagle, the two shades of gray.
I'm wondering what caused it because most do not look this way.
It is all environmental... Handling, storage, climate, circumstances.... Not an uncommon look at all. Cheers, RickO
Anyone else have any that look similar post away...
Very common & appreciated circulation look. My assumption is the coin originally toned, developed a patina, with a uniform look, maybe not used for a period of time, and then recirculated again and the new wear stripped away some of the dirt and tarnish.
Take if from somebody that actually used silver dollars in commerce. Coins are handled in the normal course of business and dirt and grime, grease and sandwich drippings are so dang common they change the way they look. Then you put it in your pocket with other silver dollars, and change and denim and pocket dirt, and wal-ah, you have a circulated cameo.
Extremely common look, back in the day.
bob
Nice half. Unique toning? I have 100s of similar Barber coins. Hmmm...
Dave
That is just a good old fashioned circulated Barber half right there! Great coin.
Somewhat similar to yours @Coll3ctor. A family friend acquired several boxes of random coins from his father. He wanted my help to inventory and price them. He wanted me to take a couple just for helping him. I took this one.
It would have been nicer without the rim hits. 😫
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Just a nice looking "circulation cameo".
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
That the look I go for on circulated coins. Nice coin.
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