Copper Looking Coins!
Zoins
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Coins that look like they are copper but are not are interesting to look at and examine. Post any that you come across here!
Recently, @Dr_Bones posted a 3 cent nickel coin which not only looks coppery but was cataloged as such before metallurgical analysis showed it to be a standard 3CN coin. There's a good discussion on this thread here already:
I thought it might be interesting to start a thread on coins that look like they are copper after running across this one which I thought fit as well:
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@Zoins.... Wow... that 1915 half dollar really appears copper, would love to see that one in hand. Cheers, RickO
Nice ones!
Dark olive with some gold luster, the actual appearance is tough to capture. Not so much traditional copper; but reminiscent of the look seen on some high grade Classic Head cents.
Very unusual looking three center, so for <$100, I decided to put it in my type set:
i love the look of that 1915 commem.