1859 Canada Cent Brass? Grade - Coin Community Forum

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makescents9 Valued Member United States 349 Posts	Posted 08/16/2014 12:03 pm Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21637 Posts	Posted 08/16/2014 12:09 pm I would have to go with G4. Cannot see enough detail to make it a VG5 Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 08/16/2014 3:32 pm Can you give us a photo of the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
artdio Pillar of the Community 1844 Posts	Posted 08/16/2014 4:35 pm G4 at best but what makes you think its brass...Looks more like copper to me Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9866 Posts	Posted 08/16/2014 4:41 pm Agree, need more pics. So far it's lookin' G4 A copper one would be even rarer than brass! 99.99% certain it's bronze "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
artdio Pillar of the Community 1844 Posts	Posted 08/16/2014 4:48 pm DBM I m probably wrong but I'm just stating what the Charlton guides says .95 copper .04 tin, ,01 zinc.....No mention of bronze Report this Post to the Staff
artdio Pillar of the Community 1844 Posts	Posted 08/16/2014 4:50 pm DBM , my bad was looking at the 1858 .. The 59 is bronze and not copper Report this Post to the Staff
makescents9 Valued Member United States 349 Posts	Posted 08/17/2014 1:42 pm Reverse is it brass Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9866 Posts	Posted 08/17/2014 2:13 pm No way to tell from a photo. Only XRF scan is conclusive, after a scratch test reveals yellow. You are far more likely to win a major lottery prize in your lifetime than find a brass cent. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
makescents9 Valued Member United States 349 Posts	Posted 08/17/2014 5:07 pm Well that's not good odds Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9866 Posts	Posted 08/22/2014 01:03 am Quote: Looks more like copper to me The bronze blanks were produced at the Heaton mint where copper blanks, coins and tokens were also being made. Wouldn't surprise me if somewhere along the way a copper strip was punched instead of a bronze one. Someday after many thousands of Provincial cents have been XRF tested a copper one may show up, stranger things have happened with our coins. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
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