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With everything else being equal, how do you prefer your copper?
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With everything else being equal, how do you prefer your copper?
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Red !!!
Glossy brown is my favorite.
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
It all depends upon the age of the copper. For very modern material, and I only collect Proofs, it’s red. For Proof coins from 1936 to 1942, red or R&B is okay. For 18th and 19th century copper, I like brown. I got burned years ago on some very old red copper that had been “enhanced.” It turned brown very quickly.
Mostly, a warm, aged red combined with glossy brown that has reached a "fixed," terminal state.
With bourbon, thank you.
RB presents best eye appeal usually.
"She comes out of the sun in a silk dress,
running like a water color in the rain...."
Red Brown at Brown price is my favorite
Red for modern, but definitely brown for the older coins (i.e. large cents, two cents). Old copper just looks more natural when brown. Cheers, RickO
I love those BN's with color.
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I love red brown Indians I bought a 1902 at a coin show from the half priced bin for two dollars and fell in love with red brown Indians ever since
BN, but with toning applied by God........
Oh damn. This one graded RB.
OINK
I like mine silver and gold.
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I prefer brown colonials. The only red colonials that I can afford have been harshly cleaned!
+1, My favorite also
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Since I am not currently buying any copper that is "younger" than 150 years, I voted for RB. Some of those "Brown with color" cents posted earlier are also OK. While I may not live long enough to see any full Red large cents begin to change color, I know that they will, eventually. Many of the original Red & Brown pieces available are pretty much set, unless they are stored improperly.
Agree with Bill. I prefer red for more modern copper, going to RB and BN for older copper.
I like the idea of red large cents, but stay away due doctoring horror stories from Bill and others.
All of the above. Depends on date, condition, etc.
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I don't have one yet but I like Red > RB spectrum
With Lime, Vodka and Ginger please!
Squeeze lime juice into a COPPER mug and drop in the spent shell.
Add 2 or 3 ice cubes, then pour in the vodka and fill with cold ginger beer.
Serve with a stirring rod.
Definitely brown for my DBLCs. Coins that old don't look right in any other colour. And please leave out the green speckles...
Smitten with DBLCs.
Red - and cameo is preferred, but I also like toners.
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My digital cameo album 1950-64 Cameos - take a look!
Chocolate not an option?
Shaken, not stirred.
Brown or red-brown with lotsa color.
large copper looks good brown
With everything else being equal, how do you prefer your copper?
Raw to medium rare.
I like them all, but for early copper, a nice glossy brown is hard to beat.
Should blue be a choice?
R & B is for me! Peace Roy
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1Mike1 was the first member that had my attention and than WingedLiberty1957 threw his hat into the ring, all of this is because I'm a big fan of brown copper.
OldIndianNutKase's 1905 IHC just might of changed my mind, what a beautiful coin!
Brown, I guess.
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I voted Red, but a nice RB with luster and color would have my vote
Deep chocolate brown for me
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I like rainbow, red brown eye candy!!
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If I remember correctly, I think its @robec that owns a 1920 D that is outstanding in glossy brown. Perhaps he will show it off once more.
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
I dont see the 4th option, BE or blue
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mellow red-brown or glossy brown.
Red please.
Red Brown is for me.
Lots of pretty coins here! I’m in the toned BN or occasionally RB group!
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I expect red for modern, R/B for middle age stuff, and I love nice glossy chocolate on historic stuff.
RB or BN.. depends on the coin's characteristics.
I have seen Lincoln's in "RD" that had quite nice IMO RB color.
There's something charming too about an older piece of copper that is well-worn glossy chocolatey brown...smoothed by the work it did in commerce.
I would have appreciated "Free" or "Cheap Inexpensive" as a fourth option in the survey...
I like old copper. Anything RB or RD has been messed with after that much time. It should be handsome shades of brown.
Red, but they all have a place.
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Red.
Towards the bottom of page 1....a beautiful cent...
Enter with caution....Beauty abounds here :
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/997910/post-your-pcgs-toned-lincolns/p1
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Sorry, I just now opened this thread. I'd love to have a whole set of BN copper like this.
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I like them all as long as they are nice.
Hoard the keys.