Cleaned and/or recolored copper??

drummer41st

How can you tell? Is there a simple method of telling? The one example I've seen that I was told that the color had been "altered" I just couldn't see it. give me some help on this please.

gecko109

Any type of pinkish hue is usually a good indicator or a recolored piece.

droopyd

copper with "hazy" looking or somewhat lighter-colored carbon spots and also possibly with somewhat fuzzy edges - as opposed to carbon spots that are dark black and sharply defined - are also likely to have been dipped/cleaned.

PTVETTER

It's not that easy to always there the difference .. NO rule to go by...
I have sent IHC to PCGS (same coin 3 time. bodybaged twice and the third time was the charm MS65RD.. You tell me?

GoldenEyeNumismatics

<< <i>Any type of pinkish hue is usually a good indicator or a recolored piece. >>

JRocco

Copper that shows a pink hue usually is a piece that has been dipped and not recolored.
Or maybe a piece that has been dipped and left to re-tone naturally.
Recoloring is usually done (or should be at least) with a darkening agent.
They can be very deceiving when done properly, but usually just look a little off. It takes a good eye sometimes, but seeing enough material increases your chances of picking it up.

ricko

If it is brightly 'toned', it is most likely been 'assisted'. Cheers, RickO

DustyCoinbox

A coin that is a little too orange will get BB'd as questionable color as well. Likely there is some type of cleaning agent out there that turns coppers this color, but I don't know what it is.