Unusual Two-Toned Coin (2008 Dollar)

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coaster Pillar of the Community Australia 1344 Posts	Posted 08/11/2020 02:02 am This 2008 Centenary of Scouting $1 coin caught my eye while noodling. The coin is in very good condition for it's age except for a dull section running down the right hand side of the obverse. At first I thought that it must have been dipped in something because of the crescent shape but upon closer inspection both the reverse and edge have not been affected. Any ideas to what may have caused this? * Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! * Report this Post to the Staff

spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12441 Posts	Posted 08/11/2020 06:03 am It looks like something large and 12-sided was covering most of the obverse and shielded it from something, but I don't know what. Paint? Rust? In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
coaster Pillar of the Community Australia 1344 Posts	Posted 08/11/2020 07:18 am Quote: It looks like something large and 12-sided was covering most of the obverse and shielded it from something, but I don't know what. Paint? Rust? Thanks spruett001 for your input ...now that you mention '12-sided' I can see now this rather than a crescent shape. It so happens that our 50c coin is now a dodecagon so maybe one of these was partly covering the $1 coin and protected the majority of the coin from some kind of environmental damage. I don't know what though but it's definitely not rust or paint showing. The coin in my opinion looks like gEF or gXF including the right hand side but minus the newly minted shine. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 32709 Posts	Posted 08/11/2020 08:39 am Quote: I don't know what though but it's definitely not rust or paint showing. Perhaps a coin that spent significant time in a water fountain partly covered by another coin? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
coaster Pillar of the Community Australia 1344 Posts	Posted 08/11/2020 09:37 am Quote: Thanks spruett001 for your input ...now that you mention '12-sided' I can see now this rather than a crescent shape. It so happens that our 50c coin is now a dodecagon so maybe one of these was partly covering the $1 coin and protected the majority of the coin from some kind of environmental damage. Just had closer look and it can't be a 50c coin, the shadow is more like an octagon rather than a dodecagon. Edited by coaster 08/11/2020 5:32 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coaster Pillar of the Community Australia 1344 Posts	Posted 08/11/2020 7:14 pm Quote: Just had closer look and it can't be a 50c coin, the shadow is more like an octagon rather than a dodecagon. I don't know why I didn't think to try this when spruett001 first made mention of something "12-sided was covering most of the obverse". It's a perfect fit... thanks for your help! Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16181 Posts	Posted 08/11/2020 9:50 pm Yep, that be the cause - a 50 cent sitting on top of it, "protecting" it from whatever environment the coins were exposed to. A chlorinated pool or fountain seems a reasonable guess. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12441 Posts	Posted 08/12/2020 01:14 am Quote: It's a perfect fit... thanks for your help! That looks like a match. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
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