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<p>[QUOTE="BadThad, post: 987516, member: 17261"]Yea, I remember that one.</p><p> </p><p>I haven't tried, but I suspect if you put the coin on ice and use a torch on one side you could get this effect on one side. I've just experimented on a surface burner and an oven but I did see a few that were different obverse to reverse......but not like the one you posted. There's still a good bit of red on the reverse. </p><p> </p><p>How many copper cents have you seen that looked like that 26-S? For me, that's the first one. As a scientist and numismatist, I'd just like for someone to explain to me how that could natrually happen. I'd love to analyze that coin in the lab. Want to crack it out and send it to me? LOL[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BadThad, post: 987516, member: 17261"]Yea, I remember that one. I haven't tried, but I suspect if you put the coin on ice and use a torch on one side you could get this effect on one side. I've just experimented on a surface burner and an oven but I did see a few that were different obverse to reverse......but not like the one you posted. There's still a good bit of red on the reverse. How many copper cents have you seen that looked like that 26-S? For me, that's the first one. As a scientist and numismatist, I'd just like for someone to explain to me how that could natrually happen. I'd love to analyze that coin in the lab. Want to crack it out and send it to me? LOL[/QUOTE]
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