Artificial Color On An Indian Cent Proof

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SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/18/2010 09:05 am Enlighten me. How does one create artificial color on an Indian Head cent, and how might this be reversed with a minimum of damage to the coin? Report this Post to the Staff

razorear Pillar of the Community United States 613 Posts	Posted 04/18/2010 10:31 am I don't know the answer to your question, but I've seen quite a few being sold over the years at empirecoins.net. They let you know if a coin has been re-colored, so they may have a direct answer. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 04/18/2010 1:03 pm RB-BN MS and Proof IHCs can be toned a bluish-purple with MS70(the coin cleaner, not the grade). As far as I know, it is irreversible without dipping the coin and that brings in a whole other set of problems. Copper is also susceptible to heat treatment. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/18/2010 1:46 pm Yeah, dipping copper ain't happening. Trust me on this. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 04/21/2010 02:21 am All you can do is hope that it comes off with a dip in an inert organic solvent like acetone. If it doesn't you're stuck. Anything else that would remove it will also cause odd colors/appearance Report this Post to the Staff
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