Golden Color 1975-D Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC .

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Panther Pillar of the Community United States 751 Posts	Posted 02/06/2019 9:11 pm What would cause a coin to turn a golden color. Dan Report this Post to the Staff

GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8940 Posts	Posted 02/06/2019 9:27 pm Just natural toning or maybe a gold plating Report this Post to the Staff
morganhuls Valued Member United States 130 Posts	Posted 02/06/2019 9:34 pm I'm not an expert, but could it be environmental damage? Report this Post to the Staff
Panther Pillar of the Community United States 751 Posts	Posted 02/06/2019 9:36 pm It's not plating, I figure it must be toning, but I also thought I read somewhere that some LMC were made from Brass ? Is that correct ? I've found 3 of the same date and mint mark, all toned about the same. Dan Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5240 Posts	Posted 02/06/2019 9:46 pm Dan, I have a 1972 P that is so bright gold that you can barely see the devises straight on. It's not plated but some think it's toning, I think they have too much zinc in the mixture making them brighter yellow than copper colored. Report this Post to the Staff
Panther Pillar of the Community United States 751 Posts	Posted 02/06/2019 9:54 pm I agree, GC and Jim, it is most likely toning. Morganhuls, I think toning would include any environmental condition also, I'm not sure. They sure are pretty though. I have a couple 76's that are a metallic Gun Metal gray, kind of shiny graphite appearance. Dan Edited by Panther 02/06/2019 9:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 02/07/2019 02:35 am I don't think it is toning, but rather what Jim mentioned about too much zinc. The alloy is different. Not so much so that it would command a premium, but enough to change the color a bit. The "brass cents" you heard of, I believe, were confined to the later years of WWII and immediately following (1944 rings a bell for some reason?). I understand that spent brass shell casings were being used to make cents. I haven't dug into that in any detail, though. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Edited by spru 02/07/2019 02:39 am Report this Post to the Staff
llewellin Pillar of the Community United States 1005 Posts	Posted 02/07/2019 03:12 am It's gold plating, not hard to do Report this Post to the Staff
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