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mike lahie Valued Member Canada 117 Posts	Posted 12/23/2013 8:22 pm Could some of you please explain in details what the differencd is betwern red and brown coins ? And why are red worth so much more ? Do red coins come in all the canadian coins? ? Please post up I'm new at this ciin stuff but have been learning quite a bit in the last little while ...my collection is pretty big now aboug 1000 voins mostly silver itd a mix of American and Canadian When I'm done sorting I will post pics ... But back to the red coins I thinking I have somd red large cents but nog 100% sure thanks coin community .... Report this Post to the Staff

CGCoins Pillar of the Community United States 797 Posts	Posted 12/23/2013 8:25 pm Red/Brown refer to Copper coins. Red will be the original mint luster/color Brown will have the Brown oxidized patina that in some cases, can be very attractive. Report this Post to the Staff
basebal21 Bedrock of the Community 13014 Posts	Posted 12/23/2013 8:40 pm TPGs generally define a red coin as one with 95 percent or more of its original color. They carry a premium because theyre generally scare to have survived so long without changing color. Both can look great and you can usually get nicer brown ones cheaper than red ones. Post some pics of the large cents though if you want confirmation Report this Post to the Staff
mike lahie Valued Member Canada 117 Posts	Posted 12/24/2013 10:33 am I will post pics of my large one cents Soon thanks for the help hope you all have a merry x-mas Report this Post to the Staff
jdmern Pillar of the Community United States 1949 Posts	Posted 12/24/2013 10:58 am baseball explained it perfectly, a TPG needs it to be 95% or more to be considered red, then there's a huge range for a coin to be considered to Red Brown, which you have some that you would swear were red, others that have a bit more than a trace of red... I also agree that some of the deep brown with great luster can be amazing, sometimes you end up with a almost a blue brown color on some of the Large cent that I think is stunning... Boardwalk Numismatics http://stores.ebay.com/jdmern/ https://boardwalknumismatics.com Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 12/25/2013 12:13 pm As already noted Red refers to Copper coins when newesh. By that I mean when first made Copper coins look sort of Red. Not really Red as many people consider Red, but sort of Red. The first thing that happens to Copper when exposed to air is the Oxygen starts to combine with the Copper and turning it rather darker and Browner looking. This is the answer to your questiong as to why a Reddish Copper Coin is more valuable than a Brownish one. Regardless of no wear at all on the coin, a reddish one just looks newer. Sort of like right off the preesses. Report this Post to the Staff
D0ubl3Eagle Pillar of the Community United States 5854 Posts	Posted 12/25/2013 1:31 pm Keep in mind the red ones are worth a lot more than brown one only applies to MS coins and even then it has to be the right shade because some have been recolored. If the coin has circulated, a "red" one is worth much less than a brown one since it is a sign that the surfaces are not original usually because of cleaning. Report this Post to the Staff
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