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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 975756, member: 112&quot;]As with most things that kind of depends on who you ask. Coins with the Red designation sell for more than those with the RB or BN designation, and many consider them more popular. But colorfully toned copper can often bring even higher premiums than Red examples.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, there is something that most don&#039;t even consider when buying copper, but the smart ones do. That is that a great many of the Red coins that collectors pay premiums for are no longer Red. Copper, being as reactive as it is, doesn&#039;t stay Red even in the slabs. Thousands upon thousands of coins that have been given the Red designation have turned to RB in the slab.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now some are going to want to argue with this, nonetheless it is 100% true. NGC for example would not even guarantee the color designation until just a few years ago. And then they agreed to guarantee for 10 years only. PCGS on the other hand always used to guarantee the color designation. But just recently they have stated that they would no longer do so at all on newly slabbed coins. And if that&#039;s not enough proof, all you have to do is look at the coins themselves. Unless you are colorblind it is easy to see that they are no longer 95% original Mint Red.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course that in itself is a misnomer. Original Mint Red is an entirely different color than just about any coin with the designation, unless of course the coin is brand new. But the toned copper color is what the market is willing to accept as Red even if it really isn&#039;t.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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