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1886 Morgan toner

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TomB

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I like it! It's got those stretchmark things too, which I'm kinda fond of.

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zrlevin

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I can't remember what they are called... probably not stretchmarks. It's where the white shadows of the outer devices seem to radiate outward, and it infers, but does not guarentee originality.

 

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SkyMan

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I like it! It's got those stretchmark things too, which I'm kinda fond of.

 

Thank you guys for the kind remarks.

 

The stretchmark "things" (I believe that is a technical term wink.gif) are actually a harder area on the coin created when the die caused excessive pressure on the planchet, essentially stretching and stressing the metal more than on other areas of the coin. These marks are only seen going out from the devices and towards the edge of the coin as this is what would be expected as the planchet is squeezed between the dies. Being harder it is more resistant to chemical reactions like toning.

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