Help--Take A Look At My Indian Head Cent

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1899 No longer with us United States 207 Posts	Posted 01/19/2008 07:46 am I have an 1872 Indian Head cent and I would like to know what is wrong with the reverse. Only the reverse is pictured because the front is perfectly fine and is XF codition but the back? Edited by 1899 01/19/2008 6:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff

mycrob Pillar of the Community United States 2602 Posts	Posted 01/19/2008 08:19 am Was it like that before going into a 2x2 or you don't know? I always wonder about coins stored long-term in 2x2, whether a very small amount of corrosion on the coin could somehow spread. I'm thinking a reaction between the coin corrosion and 2x2 plastic that happened over a long period of time? Not sure. Or maybe just a little corrosion only on the reverse, but had nothing to do with the 2x2- coin could have been in dirt with the OBV facing up. Report this Post to the Staff
1899 No longer with us United States 207 Posts	Posted 01/19/2008 08:28 am This coin was stored in an old album down in a basement. Report this Post to the Staff
Sawmill Valued Member United States 62 Posts	Posted 01/19/2008 7:06 pm Being stored in an old album may be the explanation. If the cardboard isn't carefully made to be non-reactive then it probably contains some acid, which reacts with the coin to produce the corrosion. I pulled some State Quarters off of a display board not long ago to find that the backs and rims were turning blue-green. - Sam Report this Post to the Staff
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