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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1006 Posts |
Hey just wanted to ask what would cause a coin to turn a colour like this?  thanks in advance |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1411 Posts |
Toning... Really Nice Toning IMHO!  |
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
1006 Posts |
Well that has to be one of the wierdest toned coins I have come across I mean I understand you can get some wierd toning on coins but this takes the case when I first saw it I thought it had to be some sort of chemical reaction or PVC damage of some wierd sort [:0]
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1411 Posts |
I've seen US coins with similar toning... That's where my opinion comes from. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1040 Posts |
I've seen silver thats been stored in tins a similar colour,must be oxides in the air or something as coins mot touching the tin still tone.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
908 Posts |
Looks like its been boiled in oil,maybe it got mixed up
with the fish and chips
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1607 Posts |
PVC damage ? just puting it out there as a possibility.
never seen it on silver before.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
7096 Posts |
Looks like rust damage/staining
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
869 Posts |
PVC will usually send silver a a pale greeny colour.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
4411 Posts |
I dug some old worn silver from some old danscos and they had toned a goldy/brown colour but it was only around the rims. I dont know how it could get over the entire coin face like that.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1411 Posts |
If my source is correct, this color would be a cause for worry, but only if it smells smokey.
Cigarette smoke can cause that kind of toning.
However, it is natural too, in some environments.
Only worry if smokey.
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Valued Member
Australia
369 Posts |
Blood Stains? Mustard Gas?. Some kind of war damage is my guess.  |
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Pillar of the Community
1119 Posts |
stick a silver coin in red dirt for 6 months, see if the oxides in the soil discolour it in a similar way
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New Member
Australia
8 Posts |
Possibly could of been cleaned in a tumbler with some copper coins.
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Posted 01/17/2013 9:51 pm
