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Minhsun Valued Member Canada 74 Posts	Posted 10/09/2013 2:02 pm I got this coin few days ago. the color looks weird. cleaned ? Report this Post to the Staff

Minhsun Valued Member Canada 74 Posts	Posted 10/09/2013 2:41 pm also please look at this too. This is from other 1859 large cent looks like dirt.... but DP9 ? Report this Post to the Staff
tfred Pillar of the Community Canada 627 Posts	Posted 10/09/2013 3:11 pm Colour looks fine on the first coin. I don't think its DP9 on the second coin. Just dirt. Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4593 Posts	Posted 10/09/2013 4:09 pm It's a different metallic composition than modern coins Coins from 1858-1859 (Province of Canada) weigh 4.54 grams with a diameter of 25.4 mm. They have a composition of .950 copper, .040 tin, .010 zinc. ( http://www.jandm.com/script/getitem...CID=3&PID=76 ) vs. the moderns (since 1942) of .980 copper, .005 tin, .015 zinc. ( http://www.jandm.com/script/getitem...CID=3&PID=80 ) -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
windychimes Valued Member Canada 250 Posts	Posted 10/15/2013 7:50 pm Very nice coins!! Wish I had one, maybe someday. Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4593 Posts	Posted 10/15/2013 9:30 pm Actually they are not all that expensive. Routinely under $10 on ebay. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
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