A UK 1937 Threepenny Coin Found In Copper?

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HankMaverick New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 05/24/2024 11:43 am I bought a bag of various UK coins and there were quite a few threepenny coins. They are usually nickel/brass, but one was copper. I've never seen a copper threepenny before, has anybody on this forum? Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 05/24/2024 11:49 am to the Community! Your post was moved to the appropriate forum for the proper attention. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/24/2024 1:18 pm Maybe environmental damage like a once buried coin or a fountain coin? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
PaddyB Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 945 Posts	Posted 05/24/2024 2:28 pm I have to say I have seen many of the brass threepences in the same colour, so I don't think is a copper example - just environmental damage. Someone once suggested that immersion in a urine solution would produce this colour. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 05/24/2024 9:41 pm Fountain Coin.? Interesting anecdote for me. Many years ago, I visited the Trevi Fountain in Rome. Didn't have any coins in my pocket. So, I wrote an IOU on a piece of paper, and threw that in, instead. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73756 Posts	Posted 05/24/2024 11:49 pm To CCF! Your coin is showing environmental damage ( PMD). Maybe once buried? Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
HankMaverick New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 05/25/2024 02:28 am These coins are pretty much worthless, so I might do the unthinkable and attempt to clean it, just to see if it's brass under this copper colour. Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17896 Posts	Posted 05/25/2024 03:43 am Hello Hank and I've dug up quite a few of these metal-detecting, and all of them were this colour when I dug them up. It's just environmental damage. Here's a 1966 one I dug up: My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94928 Posts	Posted 05/25/2024 3:07 pm hank! with extreme environmental toning. Compare the image Rob posted to this avatar image and what it 'should' look like. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 05/26/2024 3:43 pm Quote: Here's a 1966 one I dug up: Thank you for sharing. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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