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Flying Eagle cent question about toning

ManorcourtmanManorcourtman Posts: 8,010 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Has anyone else seen one tone a blue color? The coin has never been cleaned as seen under 30x mag. It has a bluish hue on the top half of the obverse. Should I be worried about a bodybag in my future?

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  • braddickbraddick Posts: 23,946 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Iodine, if applied correctly will turn copper coins blue.

    peacockcoins

  • PlacidPlacid Posts: 11,299 ✭✭✭
    image

    pcgs ms65
  • LanLordLanLord Posts: 11,714 ✭✭✭✭✭
    FEs are copper/nickel and may not react to iodine in the same manner as copper alone would.

    I would also wonder about acetone, I've seen it color cents blue, but those too were copper cents, not N/C.

    Got a picture? Or did I miss an attachment?
  • ManorcourtmanManorcourtman Posts: 8,010 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The pic I took is to large to post here. Will they bodybag for the blue-ish color? I believe the coin has a shot at 65, it's a 1857 btw. It's my favorite new acquisition! I love high relief and beautiful design!! As I stated, it is only about 40% toned. Thanks!
  • PushkinPushkin Posts: 2,029 ✭✭✭

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