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by kwever
Sat May 14, 2016 7:30 pm
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: 1859 brass penny
Replies: 20
Views: 21021

Re: 1859 brass penny

My personal opinion is that it is not brass, but rather thoroughly cleaned with an oxidizing agent some time in the past. To me, the color is not right, and looks like hundreds of others I have seen with similar color that were just cleaned bronze. Also, this is a very late struck coin, judging by ...
by kwever
Fri May 13, 2016 9:51 pm
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: 1859 brass penny
Replies: 20
Views: 21021

Re: 1859 brass penny

Since the cause of the vine breaks is part of the "hub" design breaking off (it's like a typewriter key with the design protruding), the break at leaf 7 went from a small break (1 bead or less) to a medium (more than 1 & less than 2) to a large break (2 or more beads). The brass cents...
by kwever
Thu May 12, 2016 9:13 pm
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: 1859 brass penny
Replies: 20
Views: 21021

Re: 1859 brass penny

Bill in Burl wrote:There is a vine break at 7 & 13 on EVERY 1859. I wanted to know how big or wide was the break at 7.
I would approximate two of the beads,
by kwever
Thu May 12, 2016 4:38 pm
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: 1859 brass penny
Replies: 20
Views: 21021

Re: 1859 brass penny

You need to post a photo on here and some of us can tell by looking what it is. If it passes that first test, then I'd send it to someone with access to an XRF machine that can give you the specific alloy percentages. I know someone who does it for free and uses it for research data.... very reputa...
by kwever
Thu May 12, 2016 9:51 am
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: 1859 brass penny
Replies: 20
Views: 21021

Re: 1859 brass penny

I don't do facebook, but some others here may do so. If you get it to someone else and then have them either PM me or email me, I'll give you an opinion. Since the "brass" was due to a mixing problem with the alloy in the large crucible, the brass showed up as portions of the ingot that w...
by kwever
Thu May 12, 2016 9:43 am
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: 1859 brass penny
Replies: 20
Views: 21021

Re: 1859 brass penny

Shylo wrote:kwever send me a PM with your facebook I.D.

I'll have a look at the photo and copy it and either put it on here or send it to Bill..

my facebook name is ken wever !!!
by kwever
Wed May 11, 2016 1:02 pm
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: 1859 brass penny
Replies: 20
Views: 21021

Re: 1859 brass penny

Shylo, my facebook name is ken wever in bad mergentheim
by kwever
Wed May 11, 2016 12:58 pm
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: 1859 brass penny
Replies: 20
Views: 21021

Re: 1859 brass penny

Bill, you are correct there is an interruption at 7th leaf on the vine, and the leaf itself is not as well defined. please excuse my descriptive knowledge.the vine seems deeper at the break all the way
to the surface.
by kwever
Wed May 11, 2016 10:05 am
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: 1859 brass penny
Replies: 20
Views: 21021

Re: 1859 brass penny

I am very leary around coin people due to a situation 2 years ago I had with an 1896s barber quarter in vf-25 condition. I took it to chucks coins in redding californa . and they offered me the silver worth of around 2.65 dollars. I was very ignorant at the time. I took it down the street to steves ...
by kwever
Wed May 11, 2016 9:37 am
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: 1859 brass penny
Replies: 20
Views: 21021

Re: 1859 brass penny

THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY I respect your expertise, but im completely computer illiterate. it doesn't appear to be cleaned. I know how to post an image on facebook, I have one picture of sorts. I have taken a picture in contrast with other pennies. I have had several people say it appears to be brass. d...
by kwever
Tue May 10, 2016 10:40 pm
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: 1859 brass penny
Replies: 20
Views: 21021

1859 brass penny

I have convinced myself that I may have a brass coin in vf-45 au condition, but am ignorant of how to proceed. ive studied it for several months and the very best currently known seems to be graded f-20 and is valued at 30.000.00... any competent suggestions would be appreciated.