Red Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC Grades?

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unfamiliar Valued Member United States 142 Posts	Posted 03/11/2012 04:34 am Do you grade red LWC's differently, or do they follow the regular grade and then some collectors just put a premium on them because of the red? Either way, would like your opinions on the following: Coin 1: Coin 2: Report this Post to the Staff

unfamiliar Valued Member United States 142 Posts	Posted 03/11/2012 04:35 am And are the ones (like the first coin) with surface dirt on them worth cleaning in order to attempt to make them more visually appealing? Report this Post to the Staff
enworb Pillar of the Community Australia 4411 Posts	Posted 03/11/2012 05:52 am These coins actually look red. Most of the time when a coin is referred to as 'red' it is referring to the red, orange, gold like colour of lustre not like the coin pictured. Report this Post to the Staff
jeffrose Pillar of the Community United States 1432 Posts	Posted 03/11/2012 07:36 am @ unfamiliar . . here's an example of a red 55-S, just to make you familiar Report this Post to the Staff
enworb Pillar of the Community Australia 4411 Posts	Posted 03/11/2012 07:58 am That is a nice penny! That is exactly what is meant by red unfamiliar. Report this Post to the Staff
unfamiliar Valued Member United States 142 Posts	Posted 03/11/2012 10:21 am lol, I see. You guys have the patience of a saint to put up with newbies such as myself. Thank you. :) Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19973 Posts	Posted 03/11/2012 12:29 pm The deep red color you're seeing is due to heavy oxidation of the copper. We do not refer to these as "red", that is designation is reserved for mint red, mint state coins. We would simply call this toning. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 03/11/2012 12:57 pm I'd call it red "paint", not "toning". Check this out for pricing: http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/price...icesgd.shtml or http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/price...ices61.shtml for higher grades Report this Post to the Staff
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Red LWC Grades?