1900 Indian Head Cent - What Happened?

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JRockCa Valued Member United States 146 Posts	Posted 03/12/2008 8:18 pm This coin looks really odd close up and even just looking at it normally, what would cause this? Report this Post to the Staff

KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 03/12/2008 8:27 pm I'll guess it was heavily corroded and then cleaned with a strong reactant that colorized the bronze. Edited by KurtS 03/12/2008 8:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 03/13/2008 12:04 pm Yep, probably a corroded metal detector find that someone scrubbed up. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 03/13/2008 12:09 pm Exactly. I concur. Report this Post to the Staff
robert18 Valued Member United States 57 Posts	Posted 03/13/2008 3:30 pm Definitely looks like something that's been sitting in the ground for a while, my father in law finds a lot of his collection with his metal detectors, but usually doesn't clean them to produce this kind of color. Report this Post to the Staff
svtPONY95 Valued Member United States 70 Posts	Posted 03/13/2008 11:06 pm Very strange looking !! Report this Post to the Staff
copperflopper New Member United States 48 Posts	Posted 03/14/2008 09:16 am Just a normal found in the ground copper still better than any post 82 zinc cent. Report this Post to the Staff
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