1919 Wheat penny colors
Altrent75
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Any information on this discoloration or if made of different combination of metals due to "soft" coloring?
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Altrent75
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Sorry, but it's environmental damage. Copper is a reactive metal and your 100 year old Lincoln has seen a lot of circulation. It's not a mint error
The different color was probably caused by a small portion of the coins surface being rubbed down to the bare metal at one point. It then continued to tone but reacted differently to the portion of the coin that was already toned. It is not an error and has no numismatic significance. The coin has very little value over face value as 1919 is a very common date.
Thanks!
The reverse had something removed with something like acetone.
Maybe PVC was on the reverse.
A century cent! But, ouch on the color, not natural.
A 100 year old cent...that appears to have circulated continuously for 100 years.... very worn and with surface abberations... Cheers, RickO