1970 red Lincoln cent 3.22 grams
lea_king
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Does anyone know what caused the red color? Oxidation?
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lea_king
Posts: 8 ✭
lea_king
Posts: 8 ✭
lea_king
Posts: 8 ✭
lea_king
Posts: 8 ✭
Does anyone know what caused the red color? Oxidation?
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Judging by the color and the extra weight, I'd say paint.
Yep most likely paint.
My Collection of Old Holders
Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.
nail polish.
buried in the ground at one time.
bob
Same as all the above.
When I was working for Coin World back in the 70's, I remember there was some grocery store chain in the midwest that took a large batch of new cents (I think they were 1975's but I may be wrong) and literally painted them red and used them in some sort of "Red Cent Sale" promotion.
They ended up in circulation and I must have seen a dozen of them in the ensuing months as people found them and wondered what they were.
I am not saying that that is what happened here, but it is a possible explanation.
Yep... added paint or nail polish.... then lost for a while and treated badly. No numismatic premium. Cheers, RickO
I wonder why people assume that the only interest in “weird looking coins” is monetary value...some of us just like knowing things...Some of my favorite coins don’t fall under grading guidelines.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts!🤗
Fair enough. You did, after all, simply ask: "Does anyone know what caused the red color? Oxidation?"
No hint of looking for an easy score or a quick buck.
Many if not most newer posters full of questions are looking for those things, which is why many answers come with that in mind, but clearly some people are just curious and want to learn.