1972 S Cent What Causes It To Have Such A Purple Tint To It What Is That Below The Chin

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prisbrey1 Pillar of the Community United States 936 Posts	Posted 10/01/2022 12:06 am on my 1972 S cent look how purple it is what causes it to be that purple and on the obverse right below the chin and above the date I'm not sure if you guys can see it what is it and on the reverse what is that on the initials there is sompthing going on with the f is it a mint error any one of the 3 did it come from the mint that way Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/01/2022 07:13 am Color is due to exposure to unknown environmental/chemical conditions. Report this Post to the Staff
oddguy Pillar of the Community United States 4135 Posts	Posted 10/01/2022 09:59 am Agree with coinfrog, a little grease on die when struck on FG.and I do not see anything below chin. Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7527 Posts	Posted 10/01/2022 10:33 am @Coinfrog summed it up ! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/01/2022 12:35 pm Coated with something. (Rifle Bluing?) You can see the highest spots showing the wearing off of the color. Just a normal altered coin. Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 10/01/2022 5:37 pm COOP was not far from the answer. The riffle blue contain Teflon. This coin was exposed to Teflon which can produce this color on Cu. Report this Post to the Staff
prisbrey1 Pillar of the Community United States 936 Posts	Posted 10/01/2022 11:20 pm wow so it rifle bueing so its not worth anything I still like it Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 10/02/2022 02:16 am Still be worth face value. Still be unique also by color even was artificial produce. Report this Post to the Staff
prisbrey1 Pillar of the Community United States 936 Posts	Posted 10/03/2022 1:46 pm right and I'm going to save it because I like it Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/03/2022 1:49 pm Sometimes it turns that color in an old Whitman Three fold album: Report this Post to the Staff
prisbrey1 Pillar of the Community United States 936 Posts	Posted 10/03/2022 2:12 pm ok thanks coop and where do you pick up a whitman album so I don't buy one what do they look like Report this Post to the Staff
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