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ccnz Valued Member New Zealand 54 Posts	Posted 10/18/2016 8:39 pm What is the strange toning on the penny? The front is a shinny, but the back is more dull. What would cause this? Reverse Obverse Edited by ccnz 10/18/2016 8:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff

GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 10/18/2016 11:23 pm Just a guess ... it might have spent some time in a folder. I have seen coins taken out of folder that were dull like that, on the under side. Report this Post to the Staff
Basil Pillar of the Community Australia 1040 Posts	Posted 10/18/2016 11:29 pm Yep,poor storeage of some kind. Report this Post to the Staff
ccnz Valued Member New Zealand 54 Posts	Posted 10/19/2016 6:09 pm What do you think caused the black mark on the obverse? Report this Post to the Staff
Mr T Pillar of the Community Australia 2180 Posts	Posted 10/20/2016 06:40 am Looks like it has been cleaned but maybe it's just bad storage. The black mark is just a carbon spot I think - just some impurity in the planchet I assume. Report this Post to the Staff
serenitystan Valued Member Australia 145 Posts	Posted 07/24/2017 8:42 pm Probly from some idiot trying to make the penny look better by cleaning it. Report this Post to the Staff
zookeeperz Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 694 Posts	Posted 08/31/2017 06:19 am Looks like an old thumb print or handling mark Report this Post to the Staff
Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 08/31/2017 07:07 am Quote: Looks like an old thumb print or handling mark life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 08/31/2017 08:28 am The toning is different one side from the other, because it has been lying undisturbed for many years. One side exposed to the air, the other relatively excluded from the air. Report this Post to the Staff
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