Odd toning on a BU roll of 1963 D Lincolns

UtahCoin

I was going through a bunch of old BU rolls and found this. Every coin has this silverish blue rim toning. I don't recall seeing this type of toning before. Anyone else? Your thoughts and opinions.

AUandAG

Here's one I had. Can't remember the date and I never took a pic of that side.
bob:)

joeykoins

Don't know why but I do know that they look very attractive! Ala' Jefferson Nicks.

Mercfan

I bought a roll of 1958-D wheats a few years ago, and 20% of the coins in that roll have a similar blue toning. Several are toned deep red, which makes a lovely contrast with the blue rim toning. It's a roll of very nicely struck coins, and I suspect that the paper roll was stored in a moist environment during part of its lifetime. I seem to recall having purchased them from a fellow in Guam.

TommyType

I have/had a 1938 Lincoln with a silvery area in the CENTER of the coin that was quite pronounced. However, over time it seems to have become more muted, (at least based on my memory of the initial color).

I'll look at it again when I get home, and see if a picture will capture anything.

Anyway, it seems that some conditions or materials can produce silvery toning. But it appears we aren't exactly sure what those conditions or materials ARE!

davewesen

was there anything different about the roll paper than you are used to seeing?

mannie gray

I had a roll of 1970-S that looked somewhat similar.
More purply though.
Unusual for sure.
Was it a shotgun roll?

There used to be an old-timer in my area who would wrap his rolls tightly in aluminum foil and then put the roll in a plastic nickel tube.
Some of the rolls I bought from him had kind of the same look as your coins, but yet again, these coins were still more of a deeper purple/gunmetal blue.