Canada 1859 Large Cent Red And Blue? Ever See This?

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Muskokarocks Valued Member Canada 63 Posts	Posted 03/25/2016 11:23 pm Hi. I'm wondering if an expert can help me out with this coin? What do you think happened to this bute. It is normal for copper to get a blue hue to it? It came with 4 other 59s and this is by far the star. It this somthing I should get graded? There is also some corrosion rusty bits in it. It came from florida. Thanks to whoever packed it it now has a fresh scratch on her head. Report this Post to the Staff

AgHoarder Pillar of the Community Canada 818 Posts	Posted 03/25/2016 11:44 pm That toning is really interesting, I haven't seen anything like it. The coin is of a decent grade and probably a narrow 9 but in order to get an accurate description of your coin, I recommend upright, cropped pictures that aren't at an angle. Report this Post to the Staff
TheCoinHunter Pillar of the Community Canada 1461 Posts	Posted 03/26/2016 2:24 pm I would say this toning comes from a chemical at some point of the life of this coin. Report this Post to the Staff
fourmack Pillar of the Community New Zealand 1679 Posts	Posted 03/26/2016 6:30 pm Same colour, Not sure how ---maybe heat? But OBV is standard copper colour. Cheers Don Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut. "Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more Report this Post to the Staff
john100 Pillar of the Community Canada 5324 Posts	Posted 03/26/2016 6:52 pm Looks like an acetone soak Report this Post to the Staff
Muskokarocks Valued Member Canada 63 Posts	Posted 03/26/2016 8:59 pm Thanks Don. This is by far my favourite coin right now. The bone heads that packed it slid it into a plastic holder and scratched her head. I guess I have to live with it. None of the other 12 coins had any tamperig and all have nice colour. Thanks for the input. Report this Post to the Staff
AgCoinAu Pillar of the Community Canada 3049 Posts	Posted 03/27/2016 12:24 pm I could totally be wrong.. but I was under the assumption that dips like MS70 (the older version) would sometimes react and give coppers a bluish tinge... That's what I think may have happened here... a chemical "like" MS 70 and it's reaction with the metal and atmospheric air.... Report this Post to the Staff
fourmack Pillar of the Community New Zealand 1679 Posts	Posted 03/27/2016 4:09 pm Here is the OBV and I don't think it has been dipped as the colours are not as strong. Cheers Don Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut. "Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more Report this Post to the Staff
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