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Who likes purple, rose, gold and green on their 1950 proof Lincoln Cents? Picture attached

UtahCoinUtahCoin Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • COINS MAKE CENTSCOINS MAKE CENTS Posts: 1,879 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very pretty for sure great color!!

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  • panexpoguypanexpoguy Posts: 1,239 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow! Crazy and nice.

  • keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭

    that has the "look" of a coin that was treated with MS70.

  • UtahCoinUtahCoin Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @keets said:
    that has the "look" of a coin that was treated with MS70.

    That was my 1st thought, but in hand the iridescence leads me to believe otherwise.

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    Recipient of the coveted "You Suck" award, April 2009 for cherrypicking a 1833 CBHD LM-5, and April 2022 for a 1835 LM-12, and again in Aug 2012 for picking off a 1952 FS-902.
  • FlatwoodsFlatwoods Posts: 4,248 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Definitely an unusual color.

  • OldIndianNutKaseOldIndianNutKase Posts: 2,717 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @keets said:
    that has the "look" of a coin that was treated with MS70.

    Al, could you provide more specific identifying characteristics of the toning of coins treated with MS70?

  • 3keepSECRETif2rDEAD3keepSECRETif2rDEAD Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @OldIndianNutKase said:

    @keets said:
    that has the "look" of a coin that was treated with MS70.

    Al, could you provide more specific identifying characteristics of the toning of coins treated with MS70?

    ...yeah...show us how you do it please? ;)

  • keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Brown copper swabbed with MS70 tends to turn purple with reddish highlights in close areas like lettering near the rim.

  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,085 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nice indeed!!

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  • OldIndianNutKaseOldIndianNutKase Posts: 2,717 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @keets said:
    Brown copper swabbed with MS70 tends to turn purple with reddish highlights in close areas like lettering near the rim.

    Thanks Al. I think I have coins with this characteristic in PCGS plastic? I might MS70 a PR Lincoln and let tone for future reference. Bluish with red highlights seems to be very common.

  • goldengolden Posts: 10,113 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice.

  • ModCrewmanModCrewman Posts: 4,044 ✭✭✭✭✭

    From my experience with MS70...the toning comes immediately. You don't need to wait at all.

  • keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭

    ditto what the 'crewman said, there's no waiting involved. if you search there are quite a number of threads about its use dating back to around 2003.

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  • 1Mike11Mike1 Posts: 4,427 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I usually see dark blue or dark purple on brown copper that's been touched by ms70. The more vibrant colors come with red copper touched by ms70. I also think the colors are more iridescent if the copper has some luster left IMHO.

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Based on my experience with copper and MS70 (years of testing AT processes), based on those pictures, I would aggree with Al, it has been treated. Cheers, RickO

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