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How odd-looking for a steel cent. Not a fan.
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Is the lighting used in the photography contributing to the very warm looking toning? The background, while dark, also has a yellowish hue. Wonder what the coin looks under natural lighting?
I've seen a few toned steel cents, but they've been a very subtle blue and pink--very subtle. Would love to see the coin in-hand.
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Also, please give us the weight.  |
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Interesting color for this coin.
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My scale is not built for close tolerance. It is accurate to +- 1gram. So, the weight on this one flashed back and forth between 2 and 3 grams. Not enough to consider bronze I don't think and besides, visually, it looks steel under the toning. Here are more pics in the daylight next to window, with phone camera instead of micro cam. These are more realistic, although to then eye, the blueish steel tint is more dominant.   |
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Interesting, I've never seen one with that color and it's not normal for these. They are very resistant to toning and typically tend to take on a bluish color. It looks more like a surface contaminant like smoke residue.
Personally, I'd test the coin to see it's simply something on the surface as opposed to toning. Real toning generally persists through short soaks or rinses with solvents in the polarity ladder, i.e. water>acetone>xylene.
Just beware - whatever is on the surface may be removed making the coin look VERY different.
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Maybe I'll try a quick rinse as mentioned. It's not a valuable item, just visually interesting. If it rinses off the truth is known and will be a fun experiment. Plus I'll have before and after photos for memorabilia. :-)
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I hate to be a downer but it sure looks reprocessed to me.
The high sheen to it on the worn/rubbed high points of the bust, along with the incuse pockmarks led me down that path.
EDIT: The high sheen should not be on the edge of the coin. It should be dull-ish with maybe even a little rust since the zinc coating was applied before the blanks were punched out.
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09/12/2022 7:18 pm
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Thanks Petes,
No worries, I didn't think I'd be buying a yacht with this "find" but it sure is fun to look at, share opinions and learn from others.
Thanks again!
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I agree, this coin is likely reprocessed.
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Thanks for everyones input.
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After the acetone it looks to be a EF coin that was replated. PMDEdited by BadThad
09/15/2022 11:49 am
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