Does this proof set look baked/gassed??

AlanSki

Looks off to me.

MsMorrisine

AT

ElKevvo

Yeah something is up...

K

AlanSki

@MsMorrisine said:
AT

Gas or baked though? It's still in the mint set.

joeykoins

Yep. The purple on Abe's forehead is one giveaway.

MsMorrisine

I haven't tried a 77 set, but the modern sets can be opened and re-sealed.

if I were to AT them, the first thing I'd do is try to open the plastic caskit.

Eldorado9

I once got gassed at the Baked Potato, and they almost had to take me out in a casket.

AlanSki

I got gassed in basic training. It's was snot fun.

OldIndianNutKase

The silver coins seem to not be affected like the copper and nickel coins. The copper cent is toned on only one side which would seem to rule out the coin being gassed. So.......I would tend to think that the toning on the cent and the nickel to be original, but unusual on the cent obverse. The cent reverse shows weird periferal spot toning but this could have been caused by a gaseous agent in the enclosure that was less dense than sir.

bsshog40

Looks like dip residue to me.

bolivarshagnasty

Yes

mannie gray

Weird that only the bottom coins are affected.
The cent is cool, AT or not, and if you could get it into a holder it would be a nice payday.
(Although extremely unlikely.)

coinbuf

@AlanSki said:
I got gassed in basic training. It's was snot fun.

Hmmm I actually enjoyed that little exercise, the DS was pissed that I liked it. Back to the topic something is off but I'm not sure what was done to that poor Lincoln cent.

Hydrant

Just a bit.

golden

It does not look right.

johnny9434

Bogus and gassed

skier07

I need some simethicone.

davewesen

@OldIndianNutKase said:
The silver coins seem to not be affected like the copper and nickel coins. The copper cent is toned on only one side which would seem to rule out the coin being gassed. So.......I would tend to think that the toning on the cent and the nickel to be original, but unusual on the cent obverse. The cent reverse shows weird periferal spot toning but this could have been caused by a gaseous agent in the enclosure that was less dense than sir.

which ones are silver? they are all copper and nickel aren't they?

bsshog40

@davewesen said:

@OldIndianNutKase said:
The silver coins seem to not be affected like the copper and nickel coins. The copper cent is toned on only one side which would seem to rule out the coin being gassed. So.......I would tend to think that the toning on the cent and the nickel to be original, but unusual on the cent obverse. The cent reverse shows weird periferal spot toning but this could have been caused by a gaseous agent in the enclosure that was less dense than sir.

which ones are silver? they are all copper and nickel aren't they?

1977- clad, nickel & copper/zinc.

MFeld

Edited - I was being far too kind to the bottom three coins.

ricko

Those sets can be opened.... and it looks as if this one was.... Cheers, RickO

ike126

100% gassed.

messydesk

That happened out of the case. A coin that was simply gassed won't have sharp stripes of color. This one had something applied to the surface as well.

crazyhounddog

Yes AT and ugly as all hell.

tincup

That toning is certainly AT in my opinion. Case was probably opened and coins individually tampered with.