$5 Indian question

circulated

What are these brown spots in between the feet and on "dollars"?

oldcameoproofsguy

My guess is oxidation of the copper in the copper-gold alloy. The mixture of the alloy may have a couple of pockets of copper rich areas that discolored.

GoldenEyeNumismatics

circulated

Shouldn't this be mentioned in the description?

1928-D MS64

oldcameoproofsguy

Usually, orange or green crud on a gold coin is a good sign because it is a better indicator of original surfaces. I might be totally off my rocker, but I think that the discoloration makes the coin more desireable.

jpkinla

BTW, sometimes that is the holder and NOT the coin! Make sure you don't penalize the coin if the holder has a problem.

BlindedByEgo

<< <i>BTW, sometimes that is the holder and NOT the coin! Make sure you don't penalize the coin if the holder has a problem.

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My thought exactly. Looks like schmutz on the holder, the way that it blurs the surface below...

circulated

<<Looks like schmutz on the holder, the way that it blurs the surface below... >>

I agree it does sort of look that way but not so much after looking at the obverse which also appears to have dark areas (i.e. copper rich areas)