Large cent question for the copper experts

fishteeth

I have very little knowledge of early copper, never really excited me, so not quite sure what to think of this coin.
I have been doing a little house cleaning and located this piece in an old holder EF45 (not PCGS or NGC). Does
this coin look recolored to anyone, I know pictures can be hard, but the halo around the stars and portrait give me concern.
Not a very valuable coin, just hate to sell things if they have problems, plus looking to learn more about how copper should look.

Picture looks very representative of coin in hand (a little glossy looking), actually looks attractive to me, usually mid grade copper looks ugly to me

thanks

CaptHenway

The halos around the stars and profile look natural. You can get that when light circulation handling touches the fields away from the raised areas, but the elevation of the areas prevents the skin of fingertips from pressing down against the fields right next to the raised areas.

The darkness worries me. Something unnatural there.

Walkerguy21D

It looks recolored to me....I have a raw 1834 with a similar look that I'm almost certain was recolored, and I recall some years ago
being shown a couple coins by EACer's with this look that they said were recolored/

FWIW. technical/detail gradewise, I think your coin is more like an AU55.

Barndog

I'm in the recolored camp. Nonetheless, someone would be glad to own it at the right price. There is always a home for a decent looking large cent.

BillJones

It has a lot of nice detail, but the color is not natural. For that reason the coin not get unqualified grade if you submitted for a grade.

joecopper

Looks re-colored to me as well

pcunix

<< <i>The halos around the stars and profile look natural. You can get that when light circulation handling touches the fields away from the raised areas, but the elevation of the areas prevents the skin of fingertips from pressing down against the fields right next to the raised areas.

The darkness worries me. Something unnatural there. >>



Though photos can be so misleading. I certainly have seen large cents that look something like that and a photo might make them look darker than they do in hand. I've bought coins that look awful in photos and great in hand and vice versa and taken my own photos which look completely different. I just don't trust anything I see in a photo now. Maybe a TrueView, but I haven't seen enough of those to say.

Sonorandesertrat

If the coin is as dark as the images make it appear, then I think it was recolored some time ago.
Looking at the image of the reverse, it seems as if there are white specks and the surface looks shiny. Is this actually the case? I think that it was coated with something like Care after a darkening agent was applied.

ricko

Certainly the photographs can give the impression of recoloring.... I just think the pictures are too dark/poor lighting to accurately assess the coin...Cheers, RickO

jmski52

I just think the pictures are too dark/poor lighting to accurately assess the coin...Cheers, RickO

I agree. I'd want to see the coin side by side another Large Cent with better lighting, just to gauge the color. Seems fairly nice, but need better pic.

Walkerguy21D

I assumed, since the OP stated " Picture looks very representative of coin in hand (a little glossy looking)," that the coin DOES look like this....
but I seem to be in the minority......