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Edited by A1agrl
07/27/2023 6:06 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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I do like the toning. The linear features are most likely related to plating issues with the zinc core cent--might be linear plating bubbles on the more pronounced features.
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Yes those sure look like linear plating bubbles. Sometimes you can depress them with the tip of a wooden toothpick.
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Cool looking coin! As stated above, this is a plating issue. It's due to contaminates left by the roller. The cause of this happened before it was ever punch out into a planchet, which would later become a coin.
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I know that toned coins are sought after by some collectors. Do the linear plating bubbles detract from the coin or lessen it's desirability?
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Bedrock of the Community
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I agree with ijn1944.
Errers and Varietys.
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This toning is quite nice. thanks for posting it.
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IMHO,that is not the type of toning that collectors are looking for. Also,full steps are not a thing on cents only on older nickels. John1  |
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@ John: This it is the red transition toning. You will be surprise how many like those and collect. On the PCGS forum this one will sell fast.
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I do not think that this is natural toning. Give it a soak in acetone and see what happens.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Worth a cent , Coin is not natural in appearance and certainly
not mintstate. Just another Penny roll find . Zero premium!
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Does not look natural to me either.
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I think this is a beautiful coin due to the extreme toning on both the obverse and reverse. I believe it has full steps and a clean field. But can anyone tell me what the lines across the front indicate. Is this mint damage? Toned coins have been described as "nature's works of art," and in some cases they can command higher prices depending on the degree and eye appeal. Due to the oxidization process, over time copper naturally shifts from red to a brown color and appears this one is a bit in between. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder so to speak - there are people who love these type of toned coins, and others who dont. Seems natural to me. The steps of Monticello on a Jefferson nickel are often weakly struck on non proofs. Since 2004, NGC has used the 5-Full Steps (5FS) and 6-Full Steps (6FS) designations for qualifying Jefferson nickels. These designations are only used with MS (Mint State) Jefferson nickels. Proof coins are generally expected to have full steps. So no need to check cents for full steps. https://www.ngccoin.com/news/articl...eps-nickels/These look like long linear plating blisters. This error type occurs only on copper-plated zinc cents from 1982 to the present. We need a mike diamond coin error trained chatgpt  Edited by datadragon
07/28/2023 12:19 am
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This time DATA go very right. I am a guy who look for fake toning in the market, but this coin it is naturally. As I say it is transition from Red to Brown. What it is fumy is the fact this red toning is find only in the plated Zinc core cents. I have a few examples of and this red with violet toning is a beauty to the eye.
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If it is actual toning, it will not be affected by acetone. Let OP give it a soak and post new pictures. Modern copper cents do not develop such colors without chemical assistance.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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@ Hondo: If you has a small hole in the Cu plating the coins will be affected by acetone. Please go see the Zinc reactions to acetone.
Also my friend, to day the coins toning could be done with what is say naturally accelerated toning. this is done with the UV 240-280 nm, some filters, specific lights and dispatched heat. Instead to take normally years you achieve in a few hours. No chemical folk is involved. This was in the era of the Morgan\s toning. So it is far behind for the Silver and Gold coins and not for plated or clad coins.
Is no way to detect was accelerate or not. Just the year of the strike could be relative but also there no one can say how the coin was kept.
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07/28/2023 01:14 am
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