1915 Barber 10c Bad Planchet ? - Coin Community Forum

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InfiniteInterest Pillar of the Community United States 673 Posts	Posted 04/29/2008 9:58 pm A few weeks ago when looking through the Barber coinage, I found this one and put it aside..and forgot about it. Remembered today...so here it is. I am not sure what is happening on the reverse , the obverse seems normal. The discolored areas on the reverse are copper colored (the pics may not show this too well) and the rims seem to have the same color matching the areas, including the silver streak through the copper color at 10 o'clock. Could this be from improper metal mix for the planchet ? or acid maybe took the silver not the copper -cleaning maybe ? I am leaning towards planchet mix defect since the obverse is not affected....All opinions appreciated ! Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 04/29/2008 11:57 pm No. Burned. Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 04/30/2008 02:37 am It is definitely not an alloy problem. It is as Chuck suggests an environmental problem and being burned is about a 99.9% chance as to the cause of the damage. The reason that some of the coin is still "silver" colored on the reverse is that another object, probably a coin, was on top of that portion and that part was therefore unaffected by the original cause of the discoloration. Thanks, Bill Report this Post to the Staff
amac44 Member United States 3242 Posts	Posted 04/30/2008 08:49 am there's one more thing that may have been on the coin varnish it was big in the 20&30 to keep a coin from tarnishing Report this Post to the Staff
InfiniteInterest Pillar of the Community United States 673 Posts	Posted 04/30/2008 10:43 pm Thanks guys, I guess burning never crossed my mind . All the burned coins I have seen are black, I guess the copper color threw me- and the non-damaged obverse. Report this Post to the Staff
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