Has anyone seen this before ?

[chesser68-migration]

Hello Everyone. A friend brought this is to show me. Has anyone seen this type of "toning"? any help would be appriciated !

[Rawzone]

looks like it has been dipped in something:-)

[wheat'swheats]

dipped or heat

[Coincrazed74]

Maybe plated with another metal?

[Chris1976]

There used to be a guy on ebay that would sell these by the hand full. He had all sorts of "toned" coins for sale. I bought one for my niece and whacked it with a hammer. But she loves the colors of the coin.

[johnny9434]

welcome to the forums as well

[e1cnr]

proof sets from the early 60's occasionally caused some intersting toning on nickels and cents - the one you show, looks like it could be still in mint cello.

Here is one sold at Teletrade ->

[chesser68-migration]

Wow Interesting Pic. Ill post a pic of the reverse. I'm not sure if its dipped or not. Thanks fr the replies !

[chesser68-migration]

Here is the reverse. I would think if it was dipped the coloration would have been even on both sides, but you guys are a lot more experienced than me ! Notice that just the top left side is discolored.

[e1cnr]

here is reverse of coin I linked

some people like this toning - I don't, but it is different

your coin and this one could be twins, except a year apart

 

[MarkFeld]

I don't think the coin has been dipped, heated or plated. I think it has toned, naturally.

[coinman1794]

These coppers were highly reactive to the mint packaging, and often display mellow toning in green, yellow, and brown hues, in addition to carbon spotting.

[Mark T]

I have a proof set from 1964 with similar tone , it occured natually.

[coinman_23885]

I have seen several pieces like this in original mint cello, and I see nothing that would make me suspect that the coin has been artificially enhanced in any way.

[jgrinz]

I don't think the coin has been dipped, heated or plated. I think it has toned, naturally.

 

+1 ...

I have seen many colors of pennies all naturally toned.

Makes them somewhat interesting though

Split tone is kinda c00l

[James_OldeTowne]

I don't think the coin has been dipped, heated or plated. I think it has toned, naturally.

I agree. I have one in an old Capital Plastics proof set that is actually striped like that! In other words, it has the steely color in a top and bottom crescent. The other coins in the set are similarly "stripe toned".

[copper toning]

There used to be a guy on ebay that would sell these by the hand full. He had all sorts of "toned" coins for sale. I bought one for my niece and whacked it with a hammer. But she loves the colors of the coin.

 

Why the hammer. Do you like your niece??

[Raisethis2]

That's very common. I think the mint packaging on the 1974? Lincoln cent is fairly famous for creating a natural purple hair on Old Abe.

[Coincrazed74]

Chris1976 has a cool toned cent in a mint set with target toning... I guess weird toning occurs a lot on mint sets....

[Chris1976]

Proof set target toning, but yes, the one I have is a lincoln as well.

[Kenneth F]

I have one in the origional SMS that looks like that.

[Bruceswar]

I don't think the coin has been dipped, heated or plated. I think it has toned, naturally.

 

I agree here with mark.