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<p>[QUOTE="brg5658, post: 2563230, member: 29751"]My understanding of "bronzed-copper" (at least how it was applied to Conder tokens) was a copper planchet, onto which was applied bronze powder at the time of striking. I agree with you that they can be difficult to differentiate, and for all intents and purposes are basically copper pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>The surfaces of bronzed-copper pieces tend to be iridescent, less "red", and likely protected from (blotchy, spotty, unsightly) oxidation more than pure copper. My avatar happens to be what's described as a "bronzed copper proof" token. You can certainly see the bronzing effect when tilted into the light just right.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb364/brg5658/Conders/1790s_Middlsex_DH342_tilted_composite_zps224efa7f.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="brg5658, post: 2563230, member: 29751"]My understanding of "bronzed-copper" (at least how it was applied to Conder tokens) was a copper planchet, onto which was applied bronze powder at the time of striking. I agree with you that they can be difficult to differentiate, and for all intents and purposes are basically copper pieces. The surfaces of bronzed-copper pieces tend to be iridescent, less "red", and likely protected from (blotchy, spotty, unsightly) oxidation more than pure copper. My avatar happens to be what's described as a "bronzed copper proof" token. You can certainly see the bronzing effect when tilted into the light just right. [IMG]http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb364/brg5658/Conders/1790s_Middlsex_DH342_tilted_composite_zps224efa7f.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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