What does " Hard Skin " mean?

ccr

I seen this term recently used on this forum. I also saw this used on a dealers site in reference to a Peace Dollar. Also what is the difference between one that is " Hard Skin " and one that isn`t ? Is it a term unique to silver coins?

Cam40

I havnt seen that reference before.Sounds like a sales tactic phrase.
Oh Its a `Tough Skin` Peace Dollar so it.....grades higher that it appears..Ya thats it.A ToughSkin Buck.
Now,You wanna buy it or not buddy.

Excuse me `Hard Skin Buck` lol

Placid

I think it means if you drop it it won't damage as easy

ccr

Thanks for the info.

Lively crowd this morning.

Gemini

Depth or degree of toning or tarnish maybe?

ccr

Gemini - it`s possible. The Peace Dollar I`m refering to is a 1934 ms65 at http://www.hlrc.com/ in case you or anyone else is wondering. There`s a picture of it on the site and figured it wasn`t a good idea to leech the picture to use it in this post. I`m not interested in buying, I was wondering why he would use a term like that for.

truthteller

"Skin" refers to the patina that overlies the surface of many silver coins. It begins with a haze, such as those on many proof coins, and is the silver surface of the coin reacting with the oxygen in the air to produce a silver oxide. The patina has a light white powdery texture. When a coin is dipped, the surface is removed along with the 'skin' to produce a brilliant effect. Various different amounts of patina lie on the the surface depending on toning, age, degree of preservation and is a tell-tale sign to originallity.

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