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 Posted 01/04/2008  7:49 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add rob to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
found a 1976 1c coin that has turned black but is very shiny any idea of the cause(it isn;t painted)
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A bronze coin turned black has probably been through a fire. If it's "very shiny", perhaps somebody tried to clean it afterwards.

Pics might help, if you can?
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 Posted 01/07/2008  6:25 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add b_j_w_79 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I agree with Sap. My parents lost there house in a fire a bit over a year ago and many of the copper coins looked similar to what you are describing. Silver coins reacted completely differently (lighter silver/white colour). Pictures would help to say for sure.
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