looks like that thin oil slick on water. I like the subtle coloration. If you like it that is what matters and you are good at coins so you probably paid less than $100.00 for it.
I like the coin and it is VERY difficult to photograph small coins with toning. Once you blow them up to 10x their size (or more) then things that are not apparent to the naked eye become distractions, not to mention the difficulty of the average coin photographer getting the lighting right and capturing the lustre. Probably MUCH nicer in person... but that is why coins really need to be seen in person to adequately comment or judge.
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<< <i>Looks like dip residue toning or maybe when they washed the planchets but I would guess 1990-2005 dip >>
Such a wild-a$$ guess is just ludicrous. Unless you owned the coin at that time and were the person doing the dip, you can't possibly "guess" any such thing.
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Very Subtle Toning.
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Here is an MS67 version.
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<< <i>I like it!
Very Subtle Toning. >>
I'll second that.
Mike
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It's a very nice coin overall IMO
Judging coins via a picture is one of the favorite hobbies of this forum, but some of the complexities make commenting accurately a very tricky proposition. Great to see another merc thread
<< <i>Looks like dip residue toning or maybe when they washed the planchets but I would guess 1990-2005 dip >>
Such a wild-a$$ guess is just ludicrous. Unless you owned the coin at that time and were the person doing the dip, you can't possibly "guess" any such thing.
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