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I relly do not know where to put this thread. Sooooo...
In the bag I got yesterday there was an Ike, from the back of the bag screaming at me.
It was noticeably blue-ish in color. Kind of sheeny
Over all nice coin ... AU to UNC.
My first thoughts were a DISTILLATE. Lighter fluid, gasoline, kerosene etc.
Would that do this sort of damage to a clad ike?
Or ... could it be Rainbow Toning?
Thoughts?
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Pillar of the Community
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The best place for the thread is probably hanging off a picture!
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Valued Member
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Could be heated. As an experiment I've tried putting a few different coins over a candle flame for a few minutes, and CuNi coins seem to turn a noticeable bluish color if "cooked" for the proper time.
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 Kind of necessary to comment. |
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Just how blue is blue? My 1973-S Cu-Ni Proof has a very nice blue tone to it.
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Pillar of the Community
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Can we see it, jbuck? Pretty please?
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I will see what I can do. Considering how long it took me to photograph my 7070, you should not hold your breath.  The biggest problem I would have is removing the slides in the Dansco, which are dangerously close to the coins. Those slides have been in place since I completed the album over 21 years ago! |
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You don't have to remove the slides on my account. Maybe Domain will show us his blue Ike.
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I do if I want to show the whole coin and not the reflecting light source. I learned this photographing my 7070. |
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Darth............ Quote:
You don't have to remove the slides on my account. Maybe Domain will show us his blue Ike. I am guilty of a no-no. I ask the question in good faith. Been a little busy with the other part of the new bag ... (and some tax stuff) ... I have it somewhere ... but WHERE.  I am going to be of little help here. Please forgive me for opening a can of worms. |
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I have some SBA's with a very interesting blue tint to them. It doesn't seem like it was fire damage... I'll get pics up soon too... I hope... Bad camera... bad Camera! |
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Posted 04/13/2014 02:06 am
