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BlackhawkBlackhawk Posts: 3,899 ✭✭✭
Here's a Morgan dollar with a strange toning pattern on the reverse. That side of the coin is mostly shades of gold, but has sky blue toning in the shape of a cross. The obverse is blue and purple with a gold rim. What would cause the cross pattern on the reverse?

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Bill
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  • If I remember correctly, that was the end coin in a folded roll. The way that the end was folded over caused it. Hope that helps, Ken
  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    Of course it could be a sign of divine intervention.

    Kind of neat and interesting ,now matter how it was made.

    I would call that coin the "Sacred Dollar", and I would keep it for a sign

    of good luck and good fortune.
    There once was a place called
    Camelotimage
  • coppercoinscoppercoins Posts: 6,084 ✭✭✭
    Or sell it and let some of the real toning whackos buy it for some "un"godly price.
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  • TONEDDOLLARSTONEDDOLLARS Posts: 2,928 ✭✭✭✭
    That coin appears to be a envolope toned piece. If the coin was obverse up then the reverse would have been touching the folds of the envolope. some have a cris crossing of folds. Just my 2 cents

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