Coin Community Family of Web Sites Join Thousands of Coin, Bullion, & Money Collectors
Shop for APMEX Bullion on eBay!Coin, Banknote and Medal Collectors's Online Mall Join Thousands of Coin, Bullion, & Money Collectors Vancouvers #1 Coin and Paper Money Dealer Royal Canadian Mint products, Canadian, Polish, American, and world coins and banknotes. 300,000 items to help build your collection! Specializing in Modern Numismatics








Username:
Password:
Save Password
Forgot your Password?


This page may contain links that result in small commissions to keep this free site up and running.

Welcome Guest! Registering and/or logging in will remove the anchor (bottom) ads. It's Free!

1938 P Lincoln Penny

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.
Author Previous TopicReplies: 3 / Views: 1,010Next Topic  
Valued Member
jscott64's Avatar
United States
113 Posts
 Posted 03/11/2014  1:58 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add jscott64 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
What makes the Penny turn red? Opened up a couple of rolls my grandmother left me and this is one of the pennies, I have several more that look red?


1938-P-Lincoln-Penny

1938-P-Lincoln-Penny
Valued Member
jscott64's Avatar
United States
113 Posts
 Posted 03/11/2014  2:03 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jscott64 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
This one is even redder?



1938-P-Lincoln-Penny

1938-P-Lincoln-Penny
Bedrock of the Community
biokemist6's Avatar
United States
12437 Posts
 Posted 03/11/2014  2:45 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add biokemist6 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It is caused by cuprous oxide formation due to environmental damage.
Pillar of the Community
mdrosophila's Avatar
United States
724 Posts
 Posted 03/11/2014  5:00 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mdrosophila to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I guess it was harshly cleaned that altered the original surface.
  Previous TopicReplies: 3 / Views: 1,010Next Topic  

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.



    




Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us  |  Advertise Here  |  Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum © 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Forums
It took 0.19 seconds to rattle this change. Forums