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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bb_maine, post: 1321982, member: 34808&quot;]Hello all - new to the forum...&nbsp; Started metal detecting this past year which has quickly gotten me interested in coins.&nbsp; I collect coinage from my travels and have bought a few ancients on ebay etc but for the most part I collect what I dig.&nbsp; I dug this 1865 2 cent this past week, and wanted to ask a question specifically regarding dug coppers...&nbsp; Every old copper I have found naturally has a heavy green patina - of course to be expected.&nbsp; My question is how this affects value - my guess is quite negatively unless the copper in question was rare - an early LC or something of the like.&nbsp; Clearly, the same problem does not exist with old silver, but I am curious to know whether an earth-tarnished coin would ever be desirable to a collector, if it were otherwise a decent grade in terms of it&#039;s details...&nbsp; Thanks for any info and I look forward to following this forum and learning more about coins...</p><p><br /></p><p>Cheers,</p><p><br /></p><p>BB[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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