scott Posted December 6, 2012 Author Posted December 6, 2012 thinking for a minute, and people talking about the gold colourthat i believe is the copper content,i was getting this reserachedapparantly it IS copper, just out of a type that is this colour. (it is also first batch from mother coin )might explain this one Quote
Peckris Posted December 6, 2012 Posted December 6, 2012 thinking for a minute, and people talking about the gold colourthat i believe is the copper content,i was getting this reserachedapparantly it IS copper, just out of a type that is this colour. (it is also first batch from mother coin )might explain this oneBronze is always yellower than copper, I think that's explanation enough? Quote
scott Posted December 6, 2012 Author Posted December 6, 2012 (edited) yea, depends on the copper ore though, the yellow type accounts for most of the worlds copper deposits, a change in the copper source to a diffetant chemical makup of copper (aka swedens more red type) would account for the colour. Edited December 6, 2012 by scott Quote
Coinery Posted December 6, 2012 Posted December 6, 2012 yea, depends on the copper ore though, the yellow type accounts for most of the worlds copper deposits, a change in the copper source to a diffetant chemical makup of copper (aka swedens more red type) would account for the colour.That bottom penny is a ringer for the two brassy ones I had! I think they are troublesome from a collection point of view, as they really stand out like sore thumbs! Quote
Accumulator Posted December 9, 2012 Posted December 9, 2012 yea, depends on the copper ore though, the yellow type accounts for most of the worlds copper deposits, a change in the copper source to a diffetant chemical makup of copper (aka swedens more red type) would account for the colour.That bottom penny is a ringer for the two brassy ones I had! I think they are troublesome from a collection point of view, as they really stand out like sore thumbs!Almost as 'brassy' as this one (which actually is brass): Quote
1949threepence Posted December 23, 2012 Posted December 23, 2012 I recently came across a yellow 1864 penny. Unusual as all the other ones I've seen have been black:- Quote
scott Posted December 23, 2012 Author Posted December 23, 2012 i have one of those, do find the odd 1861 and 61.I picked up a light brown 92 as well, only seen that on 93's Quote
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