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<p>[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 3985353, member: 19165"]That particular coin looks to have led a rough life, and yes, there was likely something applied to it. I've not seen cents turn those colors normally in an album. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, the album itself can cause toning to occur. Paper is made with a wide variety of chemicals, and those can sometimes cause toning. Depending on how old your album is, it may contain sulfur, which is the primary toning agent for most coins. Newer albums are made from archival quality papers, and so should not cause toning.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 3985353, member: 19165"]That particular coin looks to have led a rough life, and yes, there was likely something applied to it. I've not seen cents turn those colors normally in an album. However, the album itself can cause toning to occur. Paper is made with a wide variety of chemicals, and those can sometimes cause toning. Depending on how old your album is, it may contain sulfur, which is the primary toning agent for most coins. Newer albums are made from archival quality papers, and so should not cause toning.[/QUOTE]
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