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Wornslick Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 05/16/2010 2:59 pm I am sitting here looking through some rolls of Dimes when I came across a 1966 that is brown in color. Even the edge is brown. What would cause something like this? It has a little crud on it so I took a toothpick and lightly scraped it away. The color stayed brown and it looked almost like rust. Any ideas? Here are a few pics. http://picasaweb.google.com/wornslick/20100516# Report this Post to the Staff

Halfwitty Pillar of the Community United States 1523 Posts	Posted 05/16/2010 3:06 pm I refrain from commenting.Hehehehe Report this Post to the Staff
Wornslick Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 05/16/2010 3:10 pm No Halfwitty, I did not just go out and dig it up in the yard. Report this Post to the Staff
Halfwitty Pillar of the Community United States 1523 Posts	Posted 05/16/2010 3:20 pm hehehee. That wasn't my first thought worm. hahahaha I'm demented.looks like the dog had it for breakfast. Edited by Halfwitty 05/16/2010 3:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Rigoletto Valued Member United States 287 Posts	Posted 05/16/2010 3:36 pm eww gross. I didn't see any pics of a dime though. Report this Post to the Staff
Wornslick Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 05/16/2010 3:51 pm I don't know what happened. Try this link for the pics....... http://picasaweb.google.com/wornslick/20100516# Report this Post to the Staff
j_h_s Pillar of the Community United States 1934 Posts	Posted 05/17/2010 08:06 am I think it's just toning resulting from whatever environment caused the metal to turn brown. Report this Post to the Staff
tumbleweedtrumpet Pillar of the Community United States 1418 Posts	Posted 05/17/2010 08:08 am I think it's corrosion. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16806 Posts	Posted 05/17/2010 08:21 am Quote: No Halfwitty, I did not just go out and dig it up in the yard. Nevertheless, that's what it looks like. Coins buried for awhile often come up brown. I've also seen cupronickel turn brown if its been submerged in chlorinated pool water for too long. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
MorgansRmine Pillar of the Community United States 1219 Posts	Posted 05/17/2010 08:29 am Very common for coins removed from Mall ponds. Report this Post to the Staff
j_h_s Pillar of the Community United States 1934 Posts	Posted 05/17/2010 08:41 am I like the chlorinated pond/pool/fountain guess. Report this Post to the Staff
Wornslick Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 05/17/2010 08:54 am Well there goes my dream of a one of a kind coin. I will throw it in the bag with the rest of them and dump them at the bank this morning. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
Saruma Pillar of the Community United States 968 Posts	Posted 05/17/2010 10:31 am Virtually every clad dime or quarter I dig when metal detecting looks like that. Report this Post to the Staff
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