Red-Red/Brown-Brown A Question On Lincoln Cent Color

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Tjmcman Valued Member United States 225 Posts	Posted 08/31/2012 1:17 pm I was wondering if someone might point me to a source that explains the differentiation of coloring in Lincoln cents. One that might have some examples of colorization. Thanks, Terry McManus Report this Post to the Staff

Harry213 Pillar of the Community United States 1092 Posts	Posted 08/31/2012 5:00 pm Hi Terry, as far as I know there's no such animal. There is R, R/B, B. They kept it simplified. There are fiery reds, cherry reds, golden reds, etc. I think capturing all these colors and shades in photographs would be difficult. Different tones in RB and B as well. But any red is red and any brown is brown. Even the R/B can have many different degrees of either color but all you need is for each color to be present for it to be R/B. Study slabbed Lincoln cents graded R, RB or B. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 08/31/2012 5:29 pm Look here go down the page some http://lincolncentresource.com/Linc...g_Guide.html John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Tjmcman Valued Member United States 225 Posts	Posted 09/01/2012 10:10 am Thanks for the feedback, Harry and John. I appreciate it. Report this Post to the Staff
D0ubl3Eagle Pillar of the Community United States 5854 Posts	Posted 09/01/2012 10:50 am Here is another article that should help. Report this Post to the Staff
cc99999 Pillar of the Community United States 1302 Posts	Posted 09/01/2012 1:40 pm There's also RRB and RBB, though to my knowledge only Lee Bellisario (a copper expert) uses it. When dealing with RB keep in mind the more red, the better. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 09/02/2012 2:34 pm In reality I too think it is an ambiguous notation. Since Copper coins tone from so called Red to Brown gradually. Just where in that realm of graduations of color could someone say RB or BR or RRB or anything. True when exactly inbetween R and B, someone could say RB but even then, is it RB or BR? Just as it has been done with grades from 1 to 70, I suppose eventually someone will come up with a similar numbering system for RB. Such as R5B in a 10 point system that would mean half way to B from R. Until then, RB is just to vague. Report this Post to the Staff
cc99999 Pillar of the Community United States 1302 Posts	Posted 09/02/2012 2:37 pm and to think, Numismatists at the turn of the 20th century scoffed at the idea of collecting "red" coppers would ever amount to anything more than a fad. Report this Post to the Staff
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