Why does this coin look like "crackle" paint?

KoinDawg

This whole surface look like paint crackle finish. What would do that to a silver coin?

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Myqqy

Perhaps it's toning over really porous surfaces....

airplanenut

An overly compressed image will do that to any coin

ChangeInHistory

<< <i>Perhaps it's toning over really porous surfaces.... >>

morgannut2

Bad camera or more likely it's been buried and cooroded-- looks a lot like tough CC silver issues that show up sometimes that were picked by metal detectorists.

291fifth

Best to ask the seller a very specific question. Hard to tell much from those photos.

MikeInFL

<< <i>An overly compressed image will do that to any coin >>



Jeremy nailed this one. What you are seeing are jpeg artifacts. It is also plainly seen in the upper edge of the coin (looks like a stairstep or a block pyramid instead of a smooth curve)...Mike

Barry

I think it's more than JPEG artifact as the file is 63K. If it were 6K, then I'd believe it. I go along with the corroded surfaces theory, too.