1952 Penny Has Different Shades Of Color On Back And Front Not Sure If This Is An Error

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Meemsz Valued Member United States 57 Posts	Posted 12/29/2024 03:20 am More screen shots - strike 2 http://goccf.com/t/478890 Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 12/29/2024 05:23 am @mee, first welcome to CCF. Second, in general surface discoloration like you have here is not going to be an error. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
Meemsz Valued Member United States 57 Posts	Posted 12/29/2024 05:37 am So than why does it have this discoloration? Thanks for replying & More screen shots - strike 2 http://goccf.com/t/478890 Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6524 Posts	Posted 12/29/2024 05:57 am I would guess, there was something on the coin. That kept it from toning in those areas Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 12/29/2024 05:59 am Good question. I can speculate, but there are a myriad of possibilities in nearly 75 years, so it is hard to know for sure. The lighter areas might be the result of something protecting these surfaces from oxidation, like drips of wax or a strip of tape. Or, they might be areas where a liquid stripped away at the patina such as might happen in a cupholder in a car that has some change and a couple splashed of soda. I'm sure that as folks wake up across the US and Canada, there will be other possibilities suggested. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15395 Posts	Posted 12/29/2024 06:15 am to the CCF It's not an error but the result of environmental toning of some sort. As Spence correctly points out it's impossible to know exactly what caused it. But you can be 100% sure it did not leave the mint looking like this. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/29/2024 08:13 am to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73798 Posts	Posted 12/29/2024 12:36 pm Environmental toning. PMD. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 12/29/2024 5:29 pm to the CCF and Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10485 Posts	Posted 12/29/2024 5:31 pm Just random toning from an unknown source. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/29/2024 5:42 pm You can easily create this effect yourself by dipping a Q-tip in almost any general purpose surface cleaner and swirling it around. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95018 Posts	Posted 12/29/2024 6:40 pm to CCF. I'm thinking that something was drizzled over the obvers of this coin and some of it pooled up under the reverse and 'bleaching' the surface. 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 12/31/2024 3:29 pm Quote: You can easily create this effect yourself by dipping a Q-tip in almost any general purpose surface cleaner and swirling it around. Something may have protected the coin from toning evenly or was sloppily applied to the coin to strip the patina. My gut says the latter, but will not rule out the former. 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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