Any ideas on this reverse Secagawea?

[leonor]

 

[Mohawk]

Hello,

In looking at your photos, I think you have some form of post-minting damage on your coin.  I've seen coins, mostly cents and dimes, which have spent time laying in puddles in parking lots that have some gasoline in them that look exactly like the reverse of your coin.  While it would be a rarer occurrence with a dollar coin, it's far from impossible. 

[leonor]

Hi Tom, I had this coin in my drawer for a long time. It has weird silvery color and rainbow except, the observe, in which it is in excellent condition. 

[Mohawk]

41 minutes ago, Eleonor said:

Hi Tom, I had this coin in my drawer for a long time. It has weird silvery color and rainbow except, the observe, in which it is in excellent condition. 

Ahh....now, I didn't know that before.  You may have the beginning of natural toning on the coin then.  How long has the coin been in your drawer, if you don't mind my asking?

[Just Bob]

I am going to just throw a guess out here, and I am going to guess that the coin has been sitting, reverse side down, on some paper or some other object containing sulfur, and that caused it to tone on that side only.

[leonor]

Hi Bob, first of all thank you for asking and interacting with me regarding this coin. This coin has been sitting in my  tiny drawer, and not sitting on same position, no sulfur or chemical. Both side are shiny since I got it except, it has a different color on the reverse side. I didn't see the difference or paid attention till this month. 

Sincerely,

Eleonor 

 

[leonor]

Hi Tom, I am not really sure the exact year. I got it from my late husband around 2003 to 2005. 

[leonor]

You both are so helpful, I might ask NGC to grade it. Just in case it is a good coin. I hope it is not expensive. Thanks again Tom and Bob. 

[Just Bob]

Here is a link to the grading fees.

https://www.ngccoin.com/submit/services-fees/

[Conder101]

Normal reverse type, toned/stained but not attractively so, value 1 dollar, NOT worth slabbing.

[leonor]

Really? Lol Ohok. I would still use Bob's link in the future and wait till i have a better one. Thanks for sharing your thoughts or comments. Am learning a lot here Conder101😊 

 

[Numismatic, A.A.S.]

On 1/20/2019 at 1:53 AM, Conder101 said:

Normal reverse type, toned/stained but not attractively so, value 1 dollar, NOT worth slabbing.

Agreed 

[VKurtB]

Some of the color patch shapes on the reverse are quite interesting, but not valuable. A waste of resources to slab it.

[leonor]

Thank you Vkurtb and NumismaticA.A.S for giving me a good tips and comments.. I appreciate it. Glad am in the right place to ask the question😊