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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1554987, member: 112&quot;]Red is the natural color of copper before it has a chance to oxidize. If you&#039;ve ever worked with copper it&#039;s easy to see what that color is by cleaning or polishing the metal. But since copper is so reactive it begins to oxidize immediately and change color. One day is enough for raw (freshly cleaned) copper to change color. I&#039;ve seen it with my own eyes thousands of times.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is why the TPGs have allowances to meet their definition of original mint red. That allowance is that to get the Red designation a coin must be 95% or more original mint red. If it is 94% mint red, then the coin gets the Red/Brown designation.</p><p><br /></p><p>So your question, are freshly minted 2012 cents Red ? If they are freshly minted, yes. But by the same token there are some 2012 cents that are a week old and are not Red, because copper tones so quickly. So your real answer is maybe, and maybe not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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