So I found this 1986 P that looks like it was naturally sandblasted. Purple, orange, brown, and copper tones. What causes this sandblasted texture?
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Last edited by emodx; 07-11-2018 at 06:12 PM. Reason: Upload pic from phone
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Best Answer - Posted by GrumpyEd
"It wasn't sandblasted, it may be pretty much natural the way it came with a little toning.
It just has bumpy plating. They came all different ways, smooth and nice, a few bumps, a mix of big and small bumps or a sort of even pattern of little ones like your coin.
Surfaces change the toning like this coin, like on the early matte proofs they have a micro texture that tones a certain way or like brilliant coins tend to be really reactive and tone in bulls-eye patterns or in a big blotch like if it's in a flip with a pinhole it will get a blotch or satiny coins tend to tone sort of nice because they aren't as reactive and tend to tone more evenly and slower."
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