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All just well worn coins, some perhaps buried at one point, but none are worth much anymore. Leave them alone.
Edited by Coinfrog
08/11/2022 11:22 am
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Environmental toning, corrosion, being buried in acidic soil are just some of the
things that can change the colour and appearance of a coin. It would be
considered damage to the coins.
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Cupronickel coins turning greenish-brown usually happens due to environmental exposure - they've gotten buried in acidic soil, or perhaps left in a chlorinated pool or fountain for several years.
Your two coppers both look corroded. I suspect they were originally green with heavy corrosion, then someone stripped them down to bare metal chemically (with acid etc) before re-darkening them.
I suspect none of these coins will ever look like anything except a "cleaned coin" or "corroded coin".
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Common toning colors and condition found on metal detecting finds.
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 with all of the above. John1  |
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Rest in Peace
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Not much more to say than what has already been said .  |
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with others, Welcome to the Community! |
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 ...were these coins found Metal Detecting? KK |
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