1844 Large Cent green toning, good or bad?

Is the the greenish color on this large cent just toning or some kind of chemical damage? Thank you.

 

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Environmental damage and cleaned?

 

To me it’s a nice looking coin but I would keep it away from my other coins.

 

I'd pick up some Verdicare from Wizard Coin Supply and use it to conserve this coin.

 

Seal it, keep it, enjoy it.

 

What do you think the grade is? I'm going with F-12.

 

Generally not that good. The bright spot in the center indicates a cleaning attempt.

The ideal color for a cent is light tan to milk chocolate. Green is not good, and black is an acquired taste, which I have never acquired.

 

The green toning by itself doesn't mean anything, although I agree with @johnmilton that this coin has been given some post-mint "love". From the photo, I can't tell if the green color alluded to is actually there and is natural - so much depends on the light. I would call the OP coin a F-12.

As to color, "Greenies" are a legitimate color for old copper. See my 1839 below. I've included the original envelope with the EAC grade for comparison.

Also shown are two pages from the EAC Grading Guide showing the range of normal colors that can be expected from unaltered early copper.

 

I like to call it "patina".

 

Nice educational tidbit

 

Guessing f12. But I want to give it a bump. These good grades gots to be hard to fine. Red book not a lot of fun for grading verbiage

 

Hair over the ear must be very touchy. Must be very hard to get a high grade. So that’s what a really nice one looks like. Great picture

 

“Olive patina”