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jkol2369 Pillar of the Community Canada 607 Posts	Posted 12/26/2012 11:19 am This coin seems odd. Any ideas? Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/26/2012 1:54 pm Looks like a real nice toning is taking place. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
jkol2369 Pillar of the Community Canada 607 Posts	Posted 12/26/2012 3:21 pm It almost seems like its gold.lol How can I tell if its natural or not? Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
AZTAMT Valued Member Canada 263 Posts	Posted 12/26/2012 4:37 pm That to me looks like the coin has been exposed to some heat. I have seen some crazy rainbow toned pennies that can be easily done exposing the coin to an open flame. Just before the colors come, they usually go gold in color. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 12/26/2012 4:43 pm I have a couple of World bronze coins, gold plated. Nothing special; they came from a dealer's junk box. Report this Post to the Staff
jkol2369 Pillar of the Community Canada 607 Posts	Posted 12/26/2012 6:10 pm so in other words someone did this? if yes how ? AZMAT you had me burning pennies half hour ago to see if I can get the same result all of them turned pink or blue or both none golden tho. Report this Post to the Staff
AZTAMT Valued Member Canada 263 Posts	Posted 12/26/2012 11:32 pm Got to pull it out of the flame at the exact time. Ill show you with some pics when I have time in the next few days. Report this Post to the Staff
Wade Pillar of the Community Canada 2781 Posts	Posted 12/27/2012 09:12 am you can literally turn the surface of copper plated zincs to brass using a frying pan on the stove Report this Post to the Staff
pennysaver Pillar of the Community Canada 937 Posts	Posted 12/27/2012 9:55 pm I assume that works only with the plated cents, because of the zinc interacting with the copper in the frying pan's heat -- it would be scary to think of what older coins could be turned to brass by heat alone... Report this Post to the Staff
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