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First, I am new a coin collector, my dad handed it down.
Second, this is the first time for me to join a site like this.
So please bear with me!
I have noticed what appears to be a growth on many of the red pennies.
I cannot see it by eye, I can see a little shade with 10x, and it is very noticable with the microscope.
Also it changes as I turn the coin, from very noticeable to slightly noticeable (microscope).
Should I do something about this?
Thanks for any help.
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It would be good to see a picture of the coin(s) in question, and to understand how they are currently being stored. Based on what you've said, I guess they will just look "normal" in a photo? Edited by tdziemia
12/21/2020 07:18 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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Yes sounds like something that would be difficult to photograph. Yet without a picture, anything would be sort of guessing. |
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Welcome to the Forum. You've come to a phenomenal place to share and learn. Enjoy!
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So far not so good... thought I had included photo. Will try again!  |
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@tsp, first welcome to CCF. Second, now that you have added a pic, can you describe what you mean by a "growth"? I'm seeing lots of tic marks from circulation, but not much else right now. Thx.
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New Member
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Thanks Spence, hope it is just shading or shadows.
I'm looking at the greenish area on the jaw bone and forehead, looks like moss to me. Acetone seemed to help.
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Acetone seemed to help. Ok glad to hear that. It is pretty subtle in this pic, but I'm sure that it was clearer with the coin in hand. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Nice job on the pic. I know it took me a while to get that process figured out in the beginning.
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