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Odd Color On This 1909 V.D.B. Cent
cmerlo1
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I got this at a show last weekend, mainly because I'd never seen this color on a Lincoln cent before. I also find it visually pleasing- it's kind of an electrum color- silver with a tinge of gold, and has a really sharp strike and great luster. Any ideas as to what kind of environment would've made it tone this way?
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Looks brass.
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It weighs 3.19 grams, which is probably within tolerance for normal bronze planchet.
Interesting and attractive. No knocks against it, however, it may have been cooked. i have witnessed super heated unc copper cents ( cooked in a gas flame )change color from red to blue rainbow to pink and silver gold - very similar to your coin.
OR, maybe it is a RARE off metal trial strike! ?
but, wait, i just noticed - is that a lamination at 4:00 on the reverse? Could be the rare experimental alloy didn't anneal properly in that location!!
OR, maybe its just extra plating material from a plated cent.
Enjoy.
A delamination or planchet flaw- probably toned with the rest of the coin:
That's a lot of theories all in one shot.
I've seen many shades of toning depending on the environment it's stored.
From the pictures provided, it looks like the original skin/color has been chemically removed.
Dipadidoda?
it's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide
Hmmmmm.
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My first thought was cleaned.
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My first thought is it’s been double dipped cause it looks kinda dull and lifeless.
It looks like it has a film over it. Might have been in non-archival plastic. Seems non-PVC but it looks like outgassing from a decomposing polymer.
You see a similar coloring on 1960s vintage South African proof sets (for example) from the liner of the case.
Interesting !!!
It has full cartwheel luster. My lighting makes it look flat.
Well that is different... I have seen many different color cents, though I do not recall seeing one that color... could be some type of dip.... no idea what kind would do that... Cheers, RickO
Not a 'natural' color IMO. Cooked as noted above?
Best, SH