The Oddest Toner I own

This is one of the coolest/weirdest toners I own. I've been told it was AT, and I think it is AT as well. This coin was also one of my first threads on CT.
This was another coin in the short set I got from my dad 2 years ago. I've admired it ever since then. Keeping this one forever. Comments are always appreciated.

 

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That is a sharp penny. Tone looks almost rainbow on the obverse or is it me?

Steve

 

There isn't a lot of rainbow toning on the reverse. It is predominantly olive-white on the reverse.

 

I used to think why does anyone collect pennies, I thought I was Mr. Morgan Man. Then as result of an auction deal I made I became the owner of a set of pennies from like 1940-1964 yes the 55 double die {I think it is }is missing, and I fell in love with them. Never really noticed any thing like what you have there though. I like it.

Steve

 

There are nicer examples of toned cents out there. Mine is a raw, and what I'm guessing to be artificially toned coin, I think some kind of chemical was used to do this to the coin for sure.

 

I see. Shame though it has interesting color. I forgot what I learned about copper oxidation. Had to much fun in the 70s I think.

Steve

 

Might I suggest the effects of:

 

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Travis, no offence but I think that is contamination, more than toning. It looks to have that iridescent hue to it, especially the reverse.

I have pulled a few from circulation that have contamination on them and it usually does the same kind of thing. (I have a few genuinely toned as well, all from circulation).

Even so, knowing it is contamination, I still save them when I come across them. Since I started roll searching in 2008 I've only found two. I gotta dig them out and scan them.

 

Mmm mmmm good.
Just finished one myself....

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(Can I answer a question?)

Don't know why I'd get offended at this.
Contamination due to what exactly? I've seen how Lincolns can tone when with other Lincolns, or out and about, and they have the affects of what is on the obverse. The reverse is something I haven't seen before, on anything. If you can better explain your contamination theory I would like to hear it.

 

A Coke for breakfast and a Coke for happy hour! You must be charged up to post!

 

A tad, and another for the Lakers game tonight.
Normally I only drink one a day, but this is a special occasion, don't ya' know... :goofer:

 

Yessir! You're good day is worth celebrating!

 

I didn't want you to think I was critisizing your coin

It looks like it has a semi-greasy type sheen like the ones I have. The best way I can describe it is it kind of resembles oil on the driveway. The color changes when you move around and the sun hits it, with a greenish yellow hue. When I say semi-greasy I mean that is looks greasy but doesn't rub off on your finger!

Also if you cook meat too long you can find something similar.

(What does it say about me that I relate coins to meat? lol)

 

Gotcha, although I still don't understand how the coin got any kind of contamination. I understand what you think are the tell tale signs, but what did this to the coin. It was at first obvious to me it was something artificial, are you saying that something that could've been natural, made this coin change color?

 

Hard to say really...I would guess something got on it, if I am correct, before your dad got it. All of them that I have seen (about 4) all came from circulation so who knows where they have been! Some of them show no signs of circulation and some of them clearly do show signs of wear. I would guess we'll never really know!

 

But what was it that made you say contaminated right off the bat?
What gave you the knowledge to call a coin contaminated rather than toned from a chemical?

 

Personal experience with that yellowish white look!

 

And then we go back to what type of contamination gave you personal experience of what the coin would look like when contaminated, and what contaminated it.
You had to have learned it somewhere, or have some kind of evidence to back up the contamination.
Once again I ain't counting out what you are saying, and for all I know it could be true, but there is still no explanation beyond what contaminated it, and what it is that makes you think that the coin was contaminated by something to give it that color, and what gave you the knowledge and experience to say that one particular thing did it.

 

That's something that I don't think is possible to know...as they all got that way before I got them. It would be nice if they could tell us where they have been (Now THAT would be a provenance!) but...

If I can find the ones I have, I could send them to you for you to see what I mean. I don't collect toners so it wouldn't matter to me at all. The question is if I can find them! I have just been tossing them into a box with all the other stuff I come across that I find interesting, not part of the collection but too interesting to spend.