German States (Saxony): copper 2-pfennig, 1869-B
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German States (Saxony): copper 2-pfennig, 1869-B
Another recent German pickup (from a German dealer).
It's a nice Brown UNC with attractive, satiny toning. I was thinking it was a larger coin, for some reason, forgetting that a 2-pfennig piece is only about 19 mm, so about the size of a US cent rather than quarter- or half-dollar sized as I'd had it in my head. But that's OK. Even if it's a little smaller than expected, it's still a nice coin with that faint hint of color.
Another recent German pickup (from a German dealer).
It's a nice Brown UNC with attractive, satiny toning. I was thinking it was a larger coin, for some reason, forgetting that a 2-pfennig piece is only about 19 mm, so about the size of a US cent rather than quarter- or half-dollar sized as I'd had it in my head. But that's OK. Even if it's a little smaller than expected, it's still a nice coin with that faint hint of color.
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Nice going.
<< <i>My suspicion is that, eventually, all copper/bronze coin will oxidize to brown (even in slabs, I believe), which means that, in say 2500, most all of the fully red coins in existence today will end up looking brown. >>
Lets all remember to come back to this thread in 485 years and see if Greig was right
Your post reminded me of this song Zager & Evans - "In The Year 2525"
Looks 66RB from my screen
I would be curious if other agree that, over the long haul, no copper/bronze coin can be preserved as red. I am not a chemist, but absent some form of inert atmosphere (slabs with argon or nitrogen gas?), I don't see how oxidation can be prevented. My comment about the year 2500 was sort of aimed at drawing folks out on that question...
Anybody knowledgeable in this area?
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<< <i>Nicely done!
Looks 66RB from my screen >>
I would say BN rather than RB, but 66 would be nice!