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kentucky7887
Penny Sorter Member
USA
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 Posted - 04/20/2010 : 18:00:03
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I found 3 rainbow colored kennedy half dollars. The are 73,71,amd 84. They are kinda black with purples,oranges, and flecks of blue. Are they worth keeping, or until I have a roll of them? Thanks.
Also what is the proper term for this coloration?
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Computer Jones
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 04/20/2010 : 18:06:15
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Originally posted by kentucky7887
Also what is the proper term for this coloration?
Burned ;)
I wouldn't keep them.
"Toning", usually happens to older Silver coins over 75 to 100 years of storage. |
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kentucky7887
Penny Sorter Member
USA
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Posted - 04/20/2010 : 18:23:01
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| back to the bank they go. If they are silver then its worth holding onto? |
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PennySaved
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 04/20/2010 : 18:48:20
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| Ugly silver should always be kept :-) |
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dakota1955
1000+ Penny Miser Member
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Posted - 04/20/2010 : 19:14:35
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| Do they have a mint mark? |
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kentucky7887
Penny Sorter Member
USA
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Posted - 04/21/2010 : 15:57:20
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| I ended up dumping them. But yeah I keep all the silver ones but they are usually ugly some times I put them in a bottle of silver cleaner. |
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AGCoinHunter
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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Posted - 04/22/2010 : 10:37:19
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| I would dump ugly silver, I only like the shiney ones! ;) |
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