Red Or Red And Brown Grading?

I've seen pennies for sale with those gradings snd was wondering how to tell the difference. Geez. Wish I could take and show a pic of my 1941 penny. By the way explain your grading, I would say my penny is mostly RED (much closer to new looking) then with very little brown/coppery shine ... coppery shine is showing at the rim-edge but not at all on the flat part of the rim. Very few bits of shine on the images, either side, and then not very coppery/red at all. Rim edges quite red/coppery though ;)

Reverse images stronger than obverse, but the KG mint mark on the reverse is weak, while the obverse less strong (not due to wear)

There is a nick/line like an edge rim, just one straight through the edge rim but not onto the flat side at all, right by the "R" in George.

Very confusing as I would call coppery colour red and the matte colour brown though!!

I'd like to see clear pics of the RED and the RED/BROWN cents together to see if I can see the difference :D Possible? even if you can link me to a site with pics?

Again ... when I think of red in terms of color/pennies, I think of the bright red copper like todays pennies look and have never associated red with old pennies. I associate old pennies as brown (very deep-brownish-red then :D ) If I could see comparisons that would help me.

I like that price for a perfect red :D Must be pretty rare to find that kind of preservation in pocket change though!!

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I'd like to see clear pics of the RED and the RED/BROWN cents together to see if I can see the difference :D Possible?

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Well...I find it pretty difficult to photograph these differences. Copper coins are the trickiest to photograph. That's why I suggested comparing a recent date set (70s-80s), or--you could check ebay for ICCS graded pennies in "RED" because I think their grading is a good standard. Here is one example. Still, photos don't show everything...and a "red" coin can easily look RB in a pic.

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PS: I love the old pennies too and any time I get one in change I'm delighted.

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Yes: I especially like the older Canadian 40-50s pennies in RB and "red"...the color is very distinctive vs. our Lincoln cents here.

If you have any '49 pennies, be sure to check closely for the rare variety.
There's also a very valuable '55 penny. I get Canadian pennies quite often in change here, but not quite like when I lived just S. of BC. There we used both US/CA money interchangeably--so I like both equally well.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...DAY.m238.lVI

heres a RB example..
ITS MINE!
whoo hoo

This place is great! Have been learning for sure. I'll be watching out for a '49 A to denticle, but as I said, it's pretty rare to get anything older than the 70's in change.

I've spotted some ebay offerings of rolls of '49 pennies and can't help but wonder if there are some in them :D In fact watching ebay to look at images of coins and seeing what kind of biddings are going on (and not) I'm wishing to play too ... oh dear. I do like to collect things and can see how addictive online buying (and selling) could become.

Regards the shoulder/no shoulder folds, I've been reading that the SF refer to 1953/54/55, all three years of the pennies. I think I've seen mention of shoulder folds/not for other denomination coins too, but can't recall what I read now :(

Oh, I may have an older scanner given to me in a week or two but don't know if it can do good scans. Will keep you posted.

Dottir.

Bummer. My 1941 penny is brown. Can I restore it do you think? :D Make it red? :D

Regards coins on online auctions and such, it looks to me like a lot of people just offer up bits of coins they've had tucked away and hope to sell and get a little money for them. They either don't know coins and values, or don't care, just want to pass 'em on, no biggy to them. Thoe I'd enjoy buying up and hunting through them, like hitting up a yard sale or 2nd hand store, or an auction with a box and you don't know whats in it, could be crap, could be a treasure. I love the mystery and "found it" aspect of the hunt! Those piles of pennies and loose change in little mountains on a dirty floor make me want the coins! (Mind you, I'd also love a collection of valuable coins too. Something to leave to my kids.gtandkids when the prednisone kills me, sort of thing :D

Those ads with bags and pounds, rolls and rolls, of coins yada yada yada sound too good to be true. Are they? :D

I think I'd need someone who knows their "colours" to look at my coins. I'd probably get a better "eye" to have some certified samples and contrasts in front of me. No, I won't touch my '41. I really like it as is. The 45/47/61/62/64 look obviously "redder" though as far as tone of colour goes.

I'm wondering how much does it cost to have someone certify a coin anyways? I have no idea if there's anyone in this town who deals with coins and would do that. I asked someone today and they had no idea either.