Any Idea What May Have Caused This? (Odd Color Large Cent).

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scottk Pillar of the Community United States 767 Posts	Posted 01/17/2015 11:08 pm I don't know what this might look like in hand. The obverse looks good to me - original. Was it set on a hot plate? I actually kind of like this coin. Tjinking of buying. Might be neat to have a coin in my set that is odd like this, but is it environmental damage, something done artificially, or...? Looks sharp xf45 to me. Report this Post to the Staff

CopperCastle Pillar of the Community United States 1132 Posts	Posted 01/18/2015 01:11 am Judging by the good looking obverse & the state of the reverse, I'm guessing at some point in this coins life it lived in an old folder made of undesirable non-archival material. Edited by CopperCastle 01/18/2015 01:12 am Report this Post to the Staff
scottk Pillar of the Community United States 767 Posts	Posted 01/18/2015 01:17 am Hmm... interesting. That sounds bad. If it had laid on a shelf in a safe or something, that would seem nicer than the thought of strange plastic stuff eating away at it. I guess laying on a shelf in a safe wouldn't do that to it though. Edited by scottk 01/18/2015 01:19 am Report this Post to the Staff
Rackster Pillar of the Community United States 4809 Posts	Posted 01/18/2015 01:41 am I agree or maybe some environmental damage. I have some coins I dug metal detecting that have that kind of patina on one side or the other. Report this Post to the Staff
Celticsoul Pillar of the Community United States 1566 Posts	Posted 01/18/2015 8:17 pm The coin looks like it was left face down for a long time in a corrosive environment. Heat would affect both sides of the coin. A PVC based plastic would affect both sides as well. Interesting. Edited by Celticsoul 01/18/2015 8:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jerryc39 Pillar of the Community United States 3164 Posts	Posted 01/18/2015 8:20 pm strange looking. reverse looks corroded. obverse looks good Report this Post to the Staff
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