Hello Coiners, SO what would cause this kinda of sexy and gorgouse Kind of Toning on this 1984 penny

SO is this natural Toning due to oxidation, or being kept in an pcv case or whatever its called? and does this coin hold value or bring in any extra premium for it?

 

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No

 

thats okay its a keeper anyways

 

Probably left in a hot car ashtray.
Windows up 250/300 degrees.

 

Some collectors do pay extra for coins like the one you posted. finding them to sell it to is the hard part. It is surly a nice keeper.

 

Not! Give it a home. Drop it off a nearby wishing well.

 

i agree 100% its a KEEPER

 

A nice looking coin but only worth face value.

 

Toning possibly caused by storage in old manila flip. I have some '65s insanely toned.

 

The people that will tell you it does not have any value over face are only giving you there personal opinion and they do not speak for everyone.

 

It looks like it is in a larger than intended capsule which will allow it to slide around inside.
I personally cannot bring myself to store coins in a way that they will slide on any surface.

I think it will eventually leave some rub marks on the high points of the coin.
Especially mint state coins.

Seeing a coin sliding across a table surface and picked up by fingers on the surface gives me the same chills as fingernails scratching a classroom chalkboard.

 

Just go ahead and DIP IT!

Z

 

what do you mean by dip it? like in soak and water?

 

OMG I just started putting all my coins i think are worth keeping in those haha and, next thing you know i have Close to 2000 in cases, maybe more i now should buy the coin inserts to keep the coins in one place and firm fitting/snuggle tight

 

I'm not a big fan of either toning or the uneven surfaces seen on '84-P cents.

Anyone thinking a coin like this is of no value might consider that '84 cents with nice pleasing surfaces and no marking are one of the rarest coins of the last century, probably. There could be rolls of them but I've checked a lot of rolls and never found anything close. Fewer than 1% of mint set coins were made with flat surfaces but these almost invariably have numerous other problems including lots of carbon spots.

There's little collector demand for moderns but rolls of these are actually a little pricey even though most coins in most rolls have corroded or tarnished. Corrosion is very common in zincolns and this goes several times over for the early dates because plating was so bad in the early years.

This coin is fairly attractive considering it has uneven surfaces.

 

I found a few of those over the years and I have a friend that likes them so I give them to him. I have no interest in toned coins.

 

I was thinking "Tarn-X" to get it back to its nice original color.

Z

 

I never "yank," but I have been known to "push" the chain a bit. You get a nice "sideways motion" that way . . . .

Z - The Hamlet Squire of Tomfoolery