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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2773832, member: 10461&quot;]Yes, in the lower grades (below XF-AU or so), a cent like this should be brown under most environmental conditions.&nbsp; When you see colorful toning on a well-worn coin, it is almost always an indication of an old cleaning. Under almost all circumstances, you&#039;ll only see iridescent or colorful toning on AU and Mint State coins (like that Virginia quarter you posted earlier).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>And a lot of it has to do with the metallic composition of the coin.&nbsp; Old copper in low grade should be brown.&nbsp; Old silver in lower grade should be some shade of grey.&nbsp; If a low grade copper coin is too orange looking or a well worn silver coin is too white, and if either have colorful toning, it&#039;s usually a sign of an old cleaning.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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