A good example of a "gold" colored Lincoln.

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  • makecents
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    • Jun 2017
    • 11037

    #1

    A good example of a "gold" colored Lincoln.

    I know sometimes new folks will get excited about a gold colored Lincoln they have found but this was a cool example that shows it's nothing more than what it was exposed to sometimes. I thought is was neat because the obverse shows it very well but the reverse of the same coin is almost a normal hue.

    Thanks for looking, Jon.
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  • scubalou
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    • Feb 2019
    • 653

    #2
    Interesting effect Jon. Wonder what would have caused that color. Looks cool thou.

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    • makecents
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      • Jun 2017
      • 11037

      #3
      Originally posted by scubalou
      Interesting effect Jon. Wonder what would have caused that color. Looks cool thou.
      Thanks Lou!! Many different things could have caused it, I would suppose but I would have no clue as to what actually did.

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      • GrumpyEd
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        • Jan 2013
        • 7229

        #4
        A wild guess....

        If you set the cent heads up and sprayed it with clear laquer or anything, it might look like that.
        If you look close at the obv, it looks like it had bubbles in several areas (above the last 2 0s, near the tie, above the E of liberty, 2 of them higher up in line with the I of liberty) on his chin, forehead, shoulder and vest, those high areas look like the coating was wearing off.

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        • makecents
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          • Jun 2017
          • 11037

          #5
          Originally posted by GrumpyEd
          A wild guess....

          If you set the cent heads up and sprayed it with clear laquer or anything, it might look like that.
          If you look close at the obv, it looks like it had bubbles in several areas (above the last 2 0s, near the tie, above the E of liberty, 2 of them higher up in line with the I of liberty) on his chin, forehead, shoulder and vest, those high areas look like the coating was wearing off.
          Nice call and good eye Ed!! I would have never thought of that and some of the overspray crept around on the edges of the reverse. Makecents to me!
          Last edited by makecents; 03-11-2019, 02:55 AM. Reason: Can't spell my own username! :-)

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          • scubalou
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            • Feb 2019
            • 653

            #6
            Sounds plausible to me.

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            • jfines69
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              • Jun 2010
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              #7
              Cool examples Jon... I see these a lot... I live close to a high school so I figure it is the result of high school chemistry class practicing their philosopher's stone theory https://www.britannica.com/topic/philosophers-stone I would love to have a collection of these Lincolns in gold https://fiftiesweb.com/cars/lincoln/
              Jim
              (A.K.A. Elmer Fudd) Be verwy verwy quiet... I'm hunting coins!!! Good Hunting!!!

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              • scubalou
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                • Feb 2019
                • 653

                #8
                I'd be happy with one in great shape. lol

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                • makecents
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                  • Jun 2017
                  • 11037

                  #9
                  Originally posted by jfines69
                  Cool examples Jon... I see these a lot... I live close to a high school so I figure it is the result of high school chemistry class practicing their philosopher's stone theory https://www.britannica.com/topic/philosophers-stone I would love to have a collection of these Lincolns in gold https://fiftiesweb.com/cars/lincoln/
                  Cool info on the stone theory! I would be all about one of those Lincolns!!

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