Full Mint Red
Aug 31, 2019 12:19:02 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2019 12:19:02 GMT -8
So...you all know what it's like to get new cents or bronze pence in your pockets...the blazing red of brand new minted copper. It almost glows. It's pretty neat.
Well, it's also pretty neat to think that that's what these coins looked like 200 years ago when they were new, too. The idea of bins full of beautiful, blazing red 1/2 cents and cents, ready to head out to banks for distribution.
The unfortunate problem with copper, unlike with silver and gold, is that it oxidizes to a rather dull brown color after a while.
So, when a copper coin has survived not mere decades, but centuries with its original color...it's really neat.
Here, then, is the oldest known "red" designated US copper coin:
And here's a british penny even older:
Well, it's also pretty neat to think that that's what these coins looked like 200 years ago when they were new, too. The idea of bins full of beautiful, blazing red 1/2 cents and cents, ready to head out to banks for distribution.
The unfortunate problem with copper, unlike with silver and gold, is that it oxidizes to a rather dull brown color after a while.
So, when a copper coin has survived not mere decades, but centuries with its original color...it's really neat.
Here, then, is the oldest known "red" designated US copper coin:
And here's a british penny even older:
