A most lovely coin in hand but:
Bustquarterhound
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This is one of my nicest looking draped quarters in hand but under a loop there appears to have some areas of fine light porosity. Would storing a silver coin in a damp environment be the cause or being buried a short time or maybe an acid bath cause this condition? Or something else? 
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What ever it is that you see, and btw I don't, the coin looks great.
Maybe a cleaning from a long time ago but I see no porosity
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Agree. Nice coin but if you submitted it to one of the major grading services, you would get a details grade due to an old cleaning.
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Can not see a problem coin. Like it.
Jim
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@Bustquarterhound... If you are referring to Liberty's neck or drapery, I believe that is normal wear/PMD.... Overall, a nice coin, but old cleaning. Cheers, RickO
No matter what, still a great looking coin.
Wayne
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I may be wrong but I would think the planchets used back in those early days continually improved with time. Early technology probably resulted in quality issues from the onset. I think the most important thing at the time was that the value in the precious metal was there for commerce.
Thats a beautiful coin. Be happy to own it and enjoy it.
I like it, and It is a great raw coin just the way it is! No need to do anything else with it other than show it off. No but's about it!
It looks like a coin with gentle environmental damage that was perhaps cleaned up at one time. I’ve seen other quarters with micro porosity and usually assumed it’s from being buried for a while.
That said, it has a nice look and it would be VERY tough to find a B6 with more detail. It’s a challenging variety for sure.
That's a nice coin. I'd buy that coin and be proud to own it. I had an issue like yours and I put the coin in a yellow 2×2 paper coin envelope, left a stack of 5 coins on top of it.
It brings down the shiny smooties look etc. Best , Mike
I know and it doesn't show the larger the pics get but, under a loop it's pretty obvious. > @scubafuel said:
Thanks Matt and all the others for your comments like the lead says it truly is a lovely coin. I just a question about it.
I suspect a 217-year-old coin has been subjected to some very cold weather off and on over that time and has suffered from a few bouts of condensation. But like others have said, a nice coin to own.
Leo
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