2 Cent 1989 Blue Toning, Any Thoughts?

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Guybrush Valued Member Taiwan 192 Posts	Posted 11/02/2017 10:25 am This coin sat in an album so I've never seen the toning directly! Man, what a sight! The blue color is very strong in the obverse and purplish on the reverse. When not reflecting light directly, the color is dark greyish brown, so the blue tone is like a hologram. I heard that this is due to cleaning, but this one still shows full bright luster. Any thoughts? Two other coins in the same album still show some luster, but they're just dull brown. I checked the other dupes in a ziploc bag, and there's one with purplish blue but not this strong,and another with full red color starting to tone blue in some parts (with full, strong luster too). There's a 2 cent with slightly bluish color as well. Edited by Guybrush 11/02/2017 11:51 am Report this Post to the Staff

T1Steel Pillar of the Community Canada 623 Posts	Posted 11/02/2017 11:25 am Guessing it has been heated in some way. I have seen Canadian pennies get the bluish tint from hot water. Report this Post to the Staff
Guybrush Valued Member Taiwan 192 Posts	Posted 11/02/2017 11:50 am I see. I inherited this coin from my aunt, never recalling she told me about heating her coins though, thanks for your comment Edit: As Indonesia is a humid place and you did mention water, I think it may relate to the humidity Edited by Guybrush 11/02/2017 12:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Mark1959 Pillar of the Community 7234 Posts	Posted 11/02/2017 3:15 pm Yeah, I'd say more of environmental toning than heating Report this Post to the Staff
basebal21 Bedrock of the Community 13014 Posts	Posted 11/02/2017 3:34 pm Probably not heated, things tone differently in the South Pacific than they do in the north. Likely just a product of the environment Report this Post to the Staff
Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 11/02/2017 5:38 pm Quote: Probably not heated, things tone differently in the South Pacific than they do in the north. Likely just a product of the environment life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
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