Wheres the brown in my RB IH?

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• SeattleSlammer Posts: 10,066 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 20, 2003 6:26AM

  I'm no expert on IHC's, but it's been my experience that the services will mention BROWN if there is practically any color besides red on the coin.....the monster toned IHC's--the ones that go blue or rainbow or bright yellow--are always graded B or RB.......
  
  I guess that anything NOT red is considered brown.....it doesn't necessarily have to actually be brown, just not red.
  
  I think.

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• Lakesammman Posts: 17,461 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 20, 2003 6:29AM

  Maybe it turned red in the holder........
  
  
  Sorry - couldn't resist. There's a very fine line between RB and red. I haven't quite figured it out myself. It aslo has something to do with liability. Since PCGS guarantees the coins they holder, they will tend to error on the conservative side (RB instead of red). I have similar coins and just enjoy them for what they are - beautiful coins for a lot less money than their red counterparts.
  
  Same occurs with brown coins with some red showing - they will often get called brown.

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• coinguy1 Posts: 13,484 ✭✭✭

  October 20, 2003 6:30AM

  Mike,
  
  The "BN / Brown" designation is used for copper coins which are colors / shades other than "RD" or "RB". In other words, if a copper coin has turned blue, green, purple, dark tan, etc and doesn't display sufficient mint red or faded mint red, it will most likely receive the "BN" designation.

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• mdwoods Posts: 5,559 ✭✭✭

  October 20, 2003 6:35AM

  It doesn't matter what they call it. Some of the best values are coins such as yours. IMO.

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• CHESSNUTDOG Posts: 291

  October 20, 2003 6:51AM

  Thanks All,
  I understand now...by the way Seattleslammer...your the one that outbid me on that half...
  Grrrrr...lol. Hope you enjoy it...looks like a beauty, and yes Ive also bought other coins from Greattoning and they are indeed great...thanks again everyone, especially that Mark guy.

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• Woodwind Posts: 486 ✭

  October 20, 2003 7:09AM

  I concur with others. If it's toned, it gets the RB designation.
  
  I answered this question at a Long Beach show last year. I looked specifically for toned IH cents and saw that all the ones which were slabbed got the RB.
  
  

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