What is this stuff on this nice 1916 FB Mercury?
john_nyc1
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Is it "toning"? Verdigris ?
Anything to do about if it is not to one's taste?
Thanks!
John
Casual collector: Morgans & Peace Dollars & 20th Century Type Set. Successful BST transactions with ProofCollection, Morgan13, CoinFinder, CoinHunter4, Bretsan.
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I'd say remnants of some dark, thick crust that didn't dip all the way off then it got a bath.
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looks like toning and finding one that is all white from 100 years ago will be more than just a challenge
examine coin pictures from here: https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1916-10c-mercury/4904
getting rid of all the spots may not be possible. it looks like someone has given it a good try already
this is about the best you can expect out of white
Looks like toning, but it might or might not have been dipped.
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Looks like toning to me
Mark
I'd say that's toning. If the spots appeared on the face, you could have said Liberty had a case of the freckles.
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I’m in the toning camp as well.
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Toning of some type 🙂
Thank you all.
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True but with the spots as thick as they are, it is doubtful there wouldn't be any thinner spots around. Esp seeing the faded spots on the portrait I would guess @PeakRarities nailed it
11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set
An example that is a bit more extreme:
peacockcoins
At that extreme @braddick it’s much cooler, imo! Good thing I stopped dropping LSD this week.
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Connecticut half -
Was this bought sight unseen?
Badly spotted. Appears to be biological attack. This subject is discussed in the Coin Preservation Handbook. Shop it around the bourse at a show and see what they offer / say.
The coin looks ruined to me. Send it in for conservation?
The Merc - appears to be biological attack. What a shame - with its nice luster and without that wb PQ. Would a dip get that off? Another for the conservation staff.
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The Connecticut commem looks just like so many of this issue that I have seen come out of their original, bank-issued boxes raw.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
the merc looks well dipped
This wasn't GTG but adding for the heck of it.
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Thanks for sharing / best of luck.