Weird patina

Discussion in 'What's it Worth' started by Lhill29891, Feb 26, 2018.

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Are they worth anything

  1. Yes

    2 vote(s)
    66.7%
  2. No

    1 vote(s)
    33.3%
  1. Lhill29891

    Lhill29891 New Member

    All three of these coins have a weird patina on them. I am very new at this and would appreciate any information, thanks.
     

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  3. lovecoinswalkingliberty

    lovecoinswalkingliberty Well-Known Member

    If anybody says NO, they are wrong, because it has to be worth at least 25 cents.
     
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  4. tommyc03

    tommyc03 Senior Member

    @Lhill29891 I don't want to be a killjoy but environmental issues on all of them. Could have been ground finds, left in a change cup in a vehicle for a long time. Just abused coins.
     
  5. V. Kurt Bellman

    V. Kurt Bellman Yes, I'm blunt! Get over your "feeeeelings".

    It looks like the first two may have spent a little time in soil. Can't say about the third one. The outer layers are 75% copper and 25% nickel, and we have found this is an alloy prone to discoloring when exposed to low-pH soils.
     
  6. rickmp

    rickmp Frequently flatulent.

    Environmental damage.
    A more specific explanation would just be speculation.
     
  7. V. Kurt Bellman

    V. Kurt Bellman Yes, I'm blunt! Get over your "feeeeelings".

    Also, I know you CAN get pretty close to that first coloration from recovering a coin from the "south" end of the human digestive tract also, which originally went in the "north" end.
     
  8. Lhill29891

    Lhill29891 New Member

    Thank you
    Thank you
     
  9. tommyc03

    tommyc03 Senior Member

    That along with a heavy dose of maple baked beans!;)
     
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