Indian Cents- Red Vs. RB Vs. Brown - Coin Community Forum

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Thundercoin Pillar of the Community United States 675 Posts	Posted 03/04/2007 4:34 pm What percent red does a coin have to be for PCGS or NGC to call it red? Also what is the percent red for it to be redbrown? I was looking at some Indianheads on ebay that looked quite red but were certified redbrown and it made me wonder about this. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 03/04/2007 5:41 pm Hi Thundercoin PCGS breaks it down like this red = 95% or more of the orginal mint bloom or color Red brown = 5 to 95 % of the original mint color remaining brown = a coin that no longer has the red color of copper . needless to say ,the standards that I use for my own coins is a bit more stringent. Metalman Report this Post to the Staff
Thundercoin Pillar of the Community United States 675 Posts	Posted 03/04/2007 10:18 pm Metalman, That is very interesting. A 94% Red coin would seem to be much more sought after than a 6% red coin!! :) That is about what I thought though, as I noticed some really red RB's. This helps me know what to look for though. Thanks, Thundercoin Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 03/05/2007 1:08 pm Hi Thundercoin This info was take from the PCGS grading guide,, I can help but wonder why they have made the RB catagory so broad ? Buy Hey they are the experts . Just another reason for me to stick with Raw coins . Metalman Report this Post to the Staff
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