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I see quite a few as I'm roll searching. I would have too many if I kept them but believe me, I'm tempted.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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So are these hard to find in some parts of the US?
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U got me whatsthedillio? I really love the way they look I have about four now
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Thats a nice BIV (blue indigo violet) toned cent you got there. copper coins and I assume silver coins as well cover the full spectrum of color (ROY G BIV) when it comes to toning. I believe the green toned ones are the hardest to find. Not to be confused with the green slime that is on a lot of coins  I just posted a series of photos from my toned collection that run the spectrum of colors from red to violet and combination in between. Here is the thread: Post Your Toned Coins! https://goccf.com/t/53247 |
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Check this out.   |
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Very nice kenringold!1 I roll search for the pennies with the most colors... I have started a "red", a "green"(tone) and I am thinking about one on those grease strike thrus... some of those are very interesting. I also have a collection of "ugly Abes"...That one is my favorite! People call me weird, but they love it when I find a new one for my collections!
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Your avatar is freaky ^
I enjoy these pennies :) lol
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The original coin in this thread is lightly circulated. Finger oils and similar substances have turned the unprotected areas of the coin away from red. This is a very common occurrence.
The second coin posted in this thread is artificially recolored. It is not a genuine original color.
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The second coin posted in this thread is artificially recolored. It is not a genuine original color. This is the way I found it when roll searching. It is toned. It may have been by heat, but the color is in the coin, not on the coin. It has not been colorizied as far as I know. It is plucked from the wild, shell casing metal. |
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Plucked from the wild or not, the color is not original. I didn't say YOU did it, but it is not original.
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I have five or six BIVs similar to yours Ken. CC is probably correct, but that artificial coloring was probably unintentional. We know of some ways to induce such colors but we do not know of all the ways they are created. I believe most of these type of coins were colored via their environment. Regardless of this, since I don't usually pay for my toned coins and have no intention of selling my toned collection, it really does not matter where or how they were toned. Besides I believe any naturally toned coin can be recreated by a savvy con artist.
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06/01/2012 11:32 am
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I think the coins are colored by heat .
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I believe if you put clear tape on penny it makes color tone. I going to try this. I'm not 100% sure.
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Yeah they are neat mines looks bedazzled or something  |
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The 1945 looks like someone put some gun bluing on the coin. Thus the color.
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