It looks like paint on the coin not exposed metal but you have it in hand and would be a better judge than I
I am not a subject matter expert in Ikes or errors so rather than speculate on post mint damage etc...I will just sit and wait for someone with a clue to pop in
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You guys are the experts and I know very little about clad coinage. If you think its something that happened to the coin after it left the mint I can except that but its not paint or rust it could be toning. Its no big deal it cought my eye and it never hurts to ask..
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<< <i>You guys are the experts and I know very little about clad coinage. If you think its something that happened to the coin after it left the mint I can except that but its not paint or rust it could be toning. Its no big deal it cought my eye and it never hurts to ask.. >>
It would catch my eye as well along with a couple of extra heartbeats.
But, Fred has obviously seen this before and I gotta go with his expertise.
I cannot help but wonder what it might be though.
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I have never seen a coin like that. I tend to also lean toward something that happened after striking. If it were exposed copper, I would expect more of a distinct transition from copper-nickel to copper, vice the graduated transition on this coin.
Teva, Now that surprises me.... interesting. I cannot tell anything else from the photograph.... do you have access to a scanning electron microscope? (Work, college, laboratory etc) If so, they can do a scan and tell you precisely what it is. I would do it, my curiosity would demand it. Cheers, RickO
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I am not a subject matter expert in Ikes or errors so rather than speculate on post mint damage etc...I will just sit and wait for someone with a clue to pop in
Most likely just somekind of discoloration or toning or rust.
It was 'colored' after it was in circulation.
If you think its something that happened to the coin after it left the mint I can except that but its not paint or rust it could be toning.
Its no big deal it cought my eye and it never hurts to ask..
<< <i>You guys are the experts and I know very little about clad coinage.
If you think its something that happened to the coin after it left the mint I can except that but its not paint or rust it could be toning.
Its no big deal it cought my eye and it never hurts to ask.. >>
It would catch my eye as well along with a couple of extra heartbeats.
But, Fred has obviously seen this before and I gotta go with his expertise.
I cannot help but wonder what it might be though.
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<< <i>I think it will come off with acetone...... Cheers, RickO >>
That was the first thing I tried RickO.
Then I tried denatured alcohol .Zip nodda no effect.
You are right, it does not hurt to ask!
Now that surprises me.... interesting. I cannot tell anything else from the photograph.... do you have access to a scanning electron microscope? (Work, college, laboratory etc) If so, they can do a scan and tell you precisely what it is. I would do it, my curiosity would demand it.